Greetings from Perth, Western Australia! I now realise that I am not the only person on this planet that could be accused of not having a life because of my interest in word trivia!! As my first posting I tender the following:

For those that don't know, we all speak English across this wide land, but with subtle (typically interstate) differences in pronuciation, accent, inflection and word definitions. A good example of the latter are the variations for what the British (I think) call Luncheon Sausage. (This is a pink, pork derived concoction with a texture like felt about the size of a slice of bread and square or round in section).

In Western Australia it is known as "Polony" (and you buy it by the "knob"!), in South Australia it is "Fritz" (reflecting the German influence on the State's history), in Victoria it is "Stras" (as in Strasbourg sausage presumably) and in New South Wales it is "Devon (Sausage)". I haven't spent much time in the other states or elsewhere in the world so, to make my life's work complete, I'd be interested to hear what your local term is!!

And now, back to the day job!

Stales