Kim Ellis wrote:LOL, thanks Anthony, said I was thick at times. Evan though we have the correct meaning (slow down, reduce, etc) and the slang meaning (a retarded or handicaped person), we do not use the later meaning very much in Oz English, so it never crossed my mind that was what Nick was referring too.
Same here. I read somewhere that it is a result of the European design and so the terminology is unique to that extent. But, I am not an expert, just simply offering my observations on the sideline.
