• Stalinwolf
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      6 months ago

      As a sassy little Australian girl once corrected my wife, "It’s Mel-bin…"

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        6 months ago

        Should be “melbn”, these Aussies have completely forgotten the English language!

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          6 months ago

          Lol, that’s probably a better way of spelling it. All I have is my wife’s impression, and “melbn” is more accurate to that than my “Mel-bin”.