As an Australian I can vouch for the veracity of the noted definition of the word 'root', although I would also suggest that this usage was almost always confined to a younger generation and seems to be someone one grows out of. :-)
Then there is the standard Aussie joke we tell about Kiwi's (another slang word for people from New Zealand, and also a small flightless bird that ferrets around in the undergrowth for food): "I'd like to be a Kiwi, 'cos he eats roots and leaves". Cheers - Mike ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
