tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post9066728921783370854..comments2024-02-11T19:28:27.997+11:00Comments on Personal Reflections: London to a brickJim Belshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-45083020664973544712012-08-21T18:27:22.504+10:002012-08-21T18:27:22.504+10:00Miss-spent youth indeed! Will bring the link up on...Miss-spent youth indeed! Will bring the link up on the main page. I like it much better without the on!Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-51678292522556045742012-08-21T06:55:12.376+10:002012-08-21T06:55:12.376+10:00Ah, the joys of the internet. This page might be ...Ah, the joys of the internet. This page might be of use to your international readers, Jim:<br /><br />http://www.koalanet.com.au/australian-slang.html<br /><br />- and I note with interest that it also leaves off the absolutely vital "on" from the saying.<br /><br />kvdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-25222409326464469762012-08-21T05:45:48.660+10:002012-08-21T05:45:48.660+10:00The link about the phrase is as I remember it, and...The link about the phrase is as I remember it, and the "on" is very important for the meaning I've always taken from the saying.<br /><br />(You wouldn't describe a near-certainty as, say, a 5 to 1 chance. You would more likely describe it as a '5 to 1 on' chance)<br /><br />Signs of a miss-spent youth! Those were the days...<br /><br />kvdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com