No Worries

[Mark A Mandel]

On Thu, 10 Oct 2002, Jonathon Green wrote:

#It does indeed appear to be an Australianism.

Terry Pratchett's _The Last Continent_, 1998, is set in a place based on
Australia and richly loaded with Australian images, archetypes, slang,
and cliches, including this one, which seems to appear in almost every
conversation.

(Hmm. Amazon offers it
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0061059072/qid=1034264705/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-5599507-6306241?v=glance
for
        List Price: $6.99 [lined out]
        Price: $6.99 [boldface, red]
 Wow, I can't pass up a bargain like that!)

-- Mark A. Mandel