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> "Pandora" > wrote in news:49841688$0$1110
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>>> Australian slang... lingo = language :-)
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>> Ohhhh! Now I learn also australian slang
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> Funny you should say that........ back in 91-92 when I was living in
> Califonia, a young Italian guy turned up at Perris DZ, just off the plane
> from Italy. He couldn't speak a word of English, but wanted to practice,
> practice, practice to become a good skydiver.
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> A lot of other (experienced) skydivers said they would jump with him if he
> would pay for their ticket. I saw it as them taking advantage of him, but
> most skydivers will do anything for free jumps :-)
>
> Anyways, I jumped quite a few times with him (and paid my own way) to get
> his skill level up to scratch, and at the same time, I was teaching him
> English.
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> After a month or so, he was quite conversant in English, but all the
> Americans had a hard time understanding him, even though I didn't. That
> was until one of the girls in Manifest told us that he was hard to
> understand because he was an Italian, talking with an Australian accent!!!
> :-)
>

ROTFL! So Australian accent is very different from the American one!

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>> I now my Engkish is not perfect
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> It's a lot easier to understand than some of the ramblings that happen in
> this group!!

I haven't understand this sentence.

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>> Think if nobody had followed him DDDDDDDDD
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> LOL!! Yeah, he'd be marching off down the road, and after 10 mins, look
> behind and go "Oh shit!!"

LOL
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>>> Thanks, Ms. Garibaldi ;-)
>> You are welcome.
>>>
>>> (Any relation to Giuseppe??)
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>> Was my father's name
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> Is Garibaldi a common name over there?

No! I don't know anibody with this name.

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> Are there lots of Garibaldis in Italy?

I have never seen or ear One Garibaldi in my life!


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Pandora