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Thread #167224   Message #4031284
Posted By: Mr Red
31-Jan-20 - 03:32 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: translations from the Australian part 2
Subject: RE: Folklore: translations from the Australian part 2
One thing I remember from NZ was the word uptake as in "uptake an information leaflet". A Lalans Scottish phrase that in English English would be "pick up a ..........". I reasoned it was from the sheep farmers that migrated, so by inference, my question: is the word common in OZ?