
Aussie Words in the Aussie Guards series
Mouth.
A lift in Australia is an elevator in America. In Australia, an elevator is likely to be confused with an escalator.
Crazy. In Australia, mad means crazy, not angry.
Pronounced line-oh. Short for linoleum, the floor covering beloved of institutions seeking hard-wearing floors for hard-worn clients.
Perhaps originally referred to lollipop but now refers to all sugary confectionery.
