Rooting?

[Michael Gooen <callmebogie@yahoo.com>]

Simon Kean wrote:

[quoting someone else> I really hope Greg Ode and Paul M will be there
rooting]

<<Oh the wonders of local variations on the english language. This phrase
to any Australians on the Celtics list is rather amusing. The term
"rooting" is Australian slang for something rather different than the
American English expression. If Paul & Greg do decide to "root" at the
game, I'm not sure the fans would actually be watching the game, and both
of them would most likely be arrested :)>>

Thanks for the cultural info, Simon. I'll remember that if I ever get the
urge to sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" while strolling through Sydney
-- I suppose the line "So let's root, root, root for the home team" would
get me arrested?  Although I suspect it might get a few Aussies a bit more
interested in baseball....

:-)

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