tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post2381448101385360212..comments2023-12-30T05:41:12.280+13:00Comments on The Ruins of the Moment: Ya pearpohanginapetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-71660786092671009542008-12-10T16:35:00.000+13:002008-12-10T16:35:00.000+13:00Zhoen — an interesting thought. It is a bit like t...Zhoen — an interesting thought. It is a bit like that, isn't it?pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-45241789402574796432008-12-10T15:44:00.000+13:002008-12-10T15:44:00.000+13:00Such insouciance.Such insouciance.Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-9329140781732095692008-12-09T18:09:00.000+13:002008-12-09T18:09:00.000+13:00Ack, I meant to type, "probably as surprising TO t...Ack, I meant to type, "probably as surprising TO this American..."Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06193158939182430887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-46886957676465236182008-12-09T18:03:00.000+13:002008-12-09T18:03:00.000+13:00Ha! That is excellent. Thanks, Pete. It makes me t...Ha! That is excellent. Thanks, Pete. It makes me think of one of the first Kiwi (though maybe not exclusively? I don't know.) expressions that caught my attention: "Yeahgoodthanks" as a response to "How are you?" It was probably as surprising this American as I understand it to be for non-American English speakers to hear us say, "Mm-hm" as a perfectly courteous response to "Thank you."Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06193158939182430887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-55170493070304697972008-12-09T16:54:00.000+13:002008-12-09T16:54:00.000+13:00Yes, well done Emma :^) But you forgot the "nah." ...Yes, well done Emma :^) But you forgot the "nah." "Yeah, nah," (or "Nah, yeah") is close to ubiquitous, as Don McGlashan recognised in his famous line from <I>How you doing?</I>: "Nah, yeah, eh?" There's even a climb on the South face of Tutoko Knob in northern Fiordland named after that phrase in its "Yeah, nah, eh?" manifestation.pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-83446713626653320952008-12-09T16:10:00.000+13:002008-12-09T16:10:00.000+13:00Phew! Thanks, Anne-Marie. It's better in person, I...Phew! Thanks, Anne-Marie. It's better in person, I was hoping no one would be offended. =)Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06193158939182430887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-88484280288981329562008-12-09T15:11:00.000+13:002008-12-09T15:11:00.000+13:00Hey Emma, that's a really good impersonation of a ...Hey Emma, that's a really good impersonation of a Kiwi accent. Nice one!Anne-Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06769343406187885283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-77579115548839480442008-12-09T14:19:00.000+13:002008-12-09T14:19:00.000+13:00I heard all of that in my head quite clearly as "I...I heard all of that in my head quite clearly as "Imma, yeh, ya's not yeer, aye."<BR/>Hee hee.<BR/><BR/>*Not meant to be definitive or indicative of Kiwi accents everywhere, merely the ones I've been exposed to.Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06193158939182430887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-71719874737736637902008-12-09T13:34:00.000+13:002008-12-09T13:34:00.000+13:00Emma, yeah, nah, ya's not yeah, eh.;^)Emma, yeah, nah, ya's not yeah, eh.<BR/>;^)pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-25688417243192852722008-12-09T13:20:00.000+13:002008-12-09T13:20:00.000+13:00Oh! I thought perhaps it was a Kiwi expression. *...Oh! I thought perhaps it was a Kiwi expression. *blush*Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06193158939182430887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-7812032450556909032008-12-09T13:12:00.000+13:002008-12-09T13:12:00.000+13:00Emma, thanks. "Ya" is the name of the type of pear...Emma, thanks. "Ya" is the name of the type of pear.pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-13490568716901471922008-12-09T12:22:00.000+13:002008-12-09T12:22:00.000+13:00Totally surprised to see this -- nice work! Um, wh...Totally surprised to see this -- nice work! Um, what does "ya pear" mean?Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06193158939182430887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-60449831574473589772008-12-09T10:42:00.000+13:002008-12-09T10:42:00.000+13:00Thanks Michael. It was the light that made me pick...Thanks Michael. It was the light that made me pick up the camera.<BR/><BR/>Anne-Marie — ha ha! I have one left, so I'll go and eat it now.<BR/>And thanks; good to know you find it unusual. I like the idea that people will come here never too sure what sort of photos they'll find.pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-33149135576536946232008-12-09T10:03:00.000+13:002008-12-09T10:03:00.000+13:00It can't be beaten ... but it can be eaten. Yum!I ...It can't be beaten ... but it can be eaten. Yum!<BR/><BR/>I like this photo. It's unusual for you. I like that you're willing to try some thing different.Anne-Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06769343406187885283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-16529426706775730452008-12-09T02:18:00.000+13:002008-12-09T02:18:00.000+13:00I love a pear at 4:00. . . such light!I love a pear at 4:00. . . such light!michael.offworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06288740006736803513noreply@blogger.com