You needn't worry about people understanding the Australianism 'uni' --
everyone in UK who's under about 60 seems to use it in preference to the
full word. I blame the TV soaps, meself .....
joanna
----- Original Message -----
From: "Max Richards" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 7:34 AM
Subject: Re: snap: spring rain
> Andrew,
> - your reliable freshness here.
> I note 'uni' and wonder how this Australianism will strike others.
>
> best from Max
>
> Quoting andrew burke <[log in to unmask]>:
>
>> dawn rain washes the dust off the town
>> so Chinese builders play cards inside
>> the building they are building
>>
>> blue metal mountain is rinsed
>> and a great wall of handmade bricks
>> leans against the wind
>>
>> the town's heat has been turned off
>> so uni officers huddle over heaters
>> as they plan the semester schedule
>>
>> a lone student walks in the rain
>> her new umbrella as yellow as the sun
>> before the dark grey clouds
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Andrew
>> http://hispirits.blogspot.com/
>>
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