Just found out, and was rather surprised to find this, that the way that I pronounce “cache” is uniquely Australian. It appears that the rest of the world pronounce it as though it rhymes with the word cash whereas I pronounce it “cay-sh”. Wonder what else is unique to Australia that I don’t know about.
It’s an Aussie thing
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The arrival and getting my bearings
Oh my, that’s one hell of a trip! I tried very hard not to cry, but in the end couldn’t help myself. Very hard to say goodbye to your husband for three months! The consolation was that I got a window seat and one seat between myself and fellow traveller James. Still, 7 hours from [...]
Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Baggot St, Dublin, english, flight, german, Grafton St, harp, Heathrow, Henry St, Irish Stew, Singapore, Stephen's Green, Temple Bar
