http://www.ampersand.com/blog/2005/06/17/the-meme-of-cheers/ Links and observations about VoIP, Presence, messaging, open source, blogs, and associated impact on society. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:34:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://www.ampersand.com/blog/2005/06/17/the-meme-of-cheers/#comment-19 Mark Thu, 04 Aug 2005 20:29:11 +0000 http://www.ampersand.com/blog/?p=42#comment-19 I've been using "cheers" in email for 10 years now (in Canada). I find that it's usage here is still infrequent. I've recently moved to the West Coast, where there seems to be a lot of Aussies on working holidays, and I am hearing it a lot more in everyday convos. I’ve been using “cheers” in email for 10 years now (in Canada). I find that it’s usage here is still infrequent. I’ve recently moved to the West Coast, where there seems to be a lot of Aussies on working holidays, and I am hearing it a lot more in everyday convos.

]]> http://www.ampersand.com/blog/2005/06/17/the-meme-of-cheers/#comment-8 Simon Mon, 01 Aug 2005 12:51:25 +0000 http://www.ampersand.com/blog/?p=42#comment-8 "No worries" is Strine. I has been around Australia for donkeys years (a long time). Head over to Oz and everyone uses the phrase. "No worries" is also not the only strine to move in general english use. The word "reckon" has also began the move and there are others. I think this shows the increasing Aussie influence on US/UK culture and the effect of the exposure of the Sydney Olympics. “No worries” is Strine. I has been around Australia for donkeys years (a long time). Head over to Oz and everyone uses the phrase. “No worries” is also not the only strine to move in general english use. The word “reckon” has also began the move and there are others. I think this shows the increasing Aussie influence on US/UK culture and the effect of the exposure of the Sydney Olympics.

]]> http://www.ampersand.com/blog/2005/06/17/the-meme-of-cheers/#comment-6 Rich J Mon, 25 Jul 2005 14:31:09 +0000 http://www.ampersand.com/blog/?p=42#comment-6 It only took about 6 months for the expression 'cool beans' to propogate back to me. There is no telling the loop path it took, but it came quiter out of the blue, and I almost think there's some 6th degree of separation phenomena extant in the internet. It only took about 6 months for the expression ‘cool beans’ to propogate back to me. There is no telling the loop path it took, but it came quiter out of the blue, and I almost think there’s some 6th degree of separation phenomena extant in the internet.

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