Burke and Wills Walk 2008

Fella? Well why not! Once upon a time it was "Blokes" & "Sheilas" much better than the bland American 'Guys" which, supposedly, is either uni-sexual or non-sexual. In either case you know not which gender is the subject of any remarks.
Brian

Richard

Fella is a bush version of Fellow and a term of endearment in my view



Wikipedia states: "A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. Historically, the term fellow was also used to describe a man, particularly by those in the upper social classes. Nowadays, it is most often used in an academic context: a fellow is often part of an elite group of learned people who work together as peers in the pursuit of knowledge or practice.

Consider yourself informed :-)



Cheers

Read my comment again carefully Willem. I agree with the use of the word as was used. What I was endeavouring to say was that I decry to preponderance of the word "guys".
Fella, blokes & Sheila's were the common familiarities amongst 'fair dinkum Assies". Guys is an Americanism that has crept into use here in Australia in the last very few years, Willem.
Now please consider yourself informed.
Kind regards
Brian

Maybe it is you who should read more carefully, Brian.

My thread follow-up is addressed to Richard! Richard and I have many a discourse from time to time on a variety of subjects :-)

Yeah and I hate Americanisms too but one gets so indoctrinated by repeated media applications that you have to concentrate not to use them in your vocabulary

Regards

Willem I seek your forgiveness for my unwanted contribution to your post. I made the submission on the ill-founded grounds that the forum was open to comment. I was ignorant of the fact that the posting to my e-mail of was not an invitation to respond. But as My Lord Goddard is quoted as saying; “Ignorance is no excuse.”
Consequently, I abjectly apologise for my intrusion into your privacy. Over a period of time I have read of your many submissions and felt that you have been most erudite and interested in promoting the travel in the best country in the world.
It appears that I am most remiss.
As one pensioner to another.
Brian.

Brian

I really do not know what you are on about.

I replied to Richard as a Follow-up to a Forum Thread and did not take your comments into account. Your Follow-up is a reply to Richards comment and my reply to Richard of nature is posted below that. This is how the Forum works.

Then you tell me off

Then I explain that I was not speaking with you directly

And now you come across all hurtful

I have NO argument with you and you are free to post whatever you like on this forum subject to moderation.

Sometimes the English language seems hard to fathom, with all its nuances and the way words may be misinterpreted


Cheers

LOL .. :-)

Sometimes people just don't get it, and when they do, they get it wrong..

Regards

Richard

I reckon Brian would get on real well with Wombie LOL.