[Dixielandjazz] Short Question...

Tue Mar 18 22:52:20 PDT 2008

Ah Yes those of you downunder, the Oz types, being cobbers instead of blokes. And truly miles from the mother tongue. 

  Well as I have had pronounced in my presence  "Slainte" has several pronounciatins, depending on where you hail from,  For you  I suppose, SLAWN- CHE, with accent on SLAWN., others have promounced it as    SLAN-JE, eith the pronounciation of the J as a g in garage, last g. 

  Mhath is a unique word, pronounced as either VA or by some as an aspirated word such as   VA'A.

  Slainte is both a Scottish and Irish  word usually used in toasts  meaning Good Health" 

  But to put it in  a different perspective. I like to throw in one of my favorites " LECHYD DA" which is a far cry from Scottish,

  Perhaps Don, ( don't water his scotch) Ingle may offer other comments, 

  Slainte

  Leichyd da  (another spelling)

  Ed

  je 

Max Hughes <maxuuu at esc.net.au> wrote:
      v\:* {   BEHAVIOR: url (#default#vml)  }      v\:* {   BEHAVIOR: url (#default#vml)  }        BA285063-5BCE-11D4-AF8D-0050DAC67E11                http://us.f832.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Upload?Data=upl1875001660  repeat  #eff3f7  left  top  ANIM3D00-NONE-0000-0000-000000000000  0  ANIM3D00-NONE-0000-0000-000000000000  1  6486DDE0-3EFD-11D4-BA3D-0050DAC68030  0  6486DDE0-3EFD-11D4-BA3D-0050DAC68030  1  C3C52140-4147-11D4-BA3D-0050DAC68030  0  X-ASN,X-ASH,X-AN,X-AP,X-AD  ;              G'day Ed,

  Sorry to be a nuisance, but I am wondering how you pronounce "Slainte m'hath".

  I see the expression fairly frequently, particularly the Slainte part, but none of my uneducated Aussie cobbers know how it is pronounced.

  Even my Scottish mates  are ignorant.

  Care to try and spell it out phonetically?

  Enquiring minds are just dying to know.

  Cheers 
  ï»¿ ï»¿ 
  Max

  Enjoy life. This is not a rehearsal
  Max Hughes
           4 Bonaparte Place Rowville 3178 AUSTRALIA
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  -------Original Message-------

    From: EDWIN COLTRIN
  Date: 18/03/2008 3:47:29 PM
  To: Max Hughes
  Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List
  Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Short Question...

  Ah but Bill, you failed to mention which war, and do the "shielas" still prefer hoisting a pintt with a Yank ?

    Like was said in England during my war,  "Yanks, over paid , over sexed and over here"

    You didn't mention Ayers Rock. ,  Take a day to walk around the base with an Abo

    Just a wee bit,

    Slainte m'hath

    Ye olde Mouldy Fygge..

    Ed Coltrin

  Bill Haesler <bhaesler at bigpond.net.au> wrote:
    Steve wrote [in part]:
  >- SO when and IF I get to the "land of OZ", I hope to meet all our
  list members down there for a ROUSING F2F...
  Oh, and any pointers and/or tips you can give me about how to act in
  Australia, will be greatly appreciated :-) (HOPEFULLY, they don't use
  Euro's down under!)<
  And Dave replied [also snipped]:

  > My band has toured eastern OZ several times and had a wonderful time.
  > The parts of Australia I have been to remind me a lot of California in
  > climate & nature (except for the 'roos, wombats and stuff) and the
  > folks there like to have a good time with music, food and beer. It is
  > a very casual sort of place, but there are still remnants of British
  > culture. They like all sorts of American music, I noticed.
  > It seemed like Americans were well accepted there, but that was 8
  > years ago (things may have changed just a bit ;-) ....................
  > They have their own dollar, close to the USD at this point. $US 1.00 =
  > $A 1.12, if I am doing the math right.

  Dear Steve (and Dave),
  Or g'day, as our cobbers Ross Anderson [Melbourne] and Phil O'Rourke
  [Canberra] would say.
  Notwithstanding the obvious question as to why an Oz musician was not
  offered the gig both of you would be very welcome at
  specially convened F2Fs with Oz DJMLers.
  Steve, Australians are open and friendly by nature, so just be your
  usual jolly self.
  And yes, I can understand Dave's comparison with parts of California.
  We had the same impression while in CA.
  Fortunately, the great remnants of British culture are still evident,
  particularly the similar Oz sense of humour, often lost on some of
  "youse Yanks". With exceptions like me DJML mates Don Ingle, Tom
  Wiggins, Bob Romans, Nancie Beaven and Steve Barbone. To name just a
  few.
  Bob Ringwald has also enjoyed some Oz hospitality, I believe. (Ask him
  about the girl in the Sydney pub.)
  There is very little personal anti-American feeling here (apart from
  politics for some), just don't mention the war.
  8>)
  The $ exchange rate is in our favour at the moment, so there are no
  beer bargains.
  < http://www.pintprice.com/ > courtesy of Dave.
  We use Oz dollars, not euros. But be prepared for metric weights and
  measures.
  And proper spelling, as you will have already noticed.
  If you want to see ' the 'roos, wombats and stuff' you have visit a
  city zoo or 'go bush'.
  Great jazz can be heard all over but is, as elsewhere worldwide,
  concentrated in the major cities.
  Ours is amazingly good too, as a few DJML visitors from all over have
  found.
  Before making the trip, check out the size of our country.
  Although we only have about 21 million people (concentrated to the east
  and south) it's a bloody big continent (about 8 million square km) so
  don't expect to do it all (with New Zealand thrown in) on a 10-day trip.
  Kind regards,
  Bill in Sydney.

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