freda, thanks for that link! Pretty fun article.

while we are at it, we've finally made it to the last season of McLeod's Daughters. I don't like it and the next to last quite as much as I did the first six seasons, mainly due to a couple of actors added, and the ones they got rid of. I miss the original daughters who started it out, Claire and Tess.

One thing I've been meaning to ask, when they've had a couple of pregnancies and subsequent babies, they all seem to refer to the babies as a "bom." Not sure I'm hearing that right or spelling it right, would someone please enlighten me? It's obviously a generic term and, from the way it's used, an endearment.

Also, there were a couple of characters who seem to say "ta'roo" as a way of saying goodbye. Just wondering what the etymology of it is and if I have it right. Not quite sure if there was a T at the beginning or if it was just "a'roo."

One more question, in view of the article in the above link, are the accents shown in McLeod's Daughters more regional, or are they more of a standard?

Thanks a bunch. I love learning more about different accents, cultures, and languages.( I know, I know, it's still English!) LOL

kat