Counting in American

'See ya 'round, but'

Jalima; Your Aussie family connections must use that at times, surely!?
And OoRoo is much more grammatical than "See Ya round"
As much as I hate saying this "consult Dr. Google". Like "what I did" for UK thongs!

OoRoo

I wonder if ooroo (which I never heard in Australia, years ago) is a version of au revoir.

Never heard of Ooroo.Must ask my Aussie daughter.
We stopped for lunch in Winnemucca , on our way from Yellowstone to Vancouver. It takes ages to order if there are a few of you and you don’t understand the options. So many of them. My husbands eyes glazed over, he’s much better with questions like- do you want coffee or tea? Not much brain power involved. I jokingly told the waitress that ‘he’s just learning the language’, she assured him kindly that he was doing very well?.
We managed not to giggle till later but now he uses it as an excuse when he hasn’t bothered to listen properly.

I've heard 'catch you later' as well
which would be useful if I decided to jump down from somewhere.

Where I came from people used to say (and probably still do)
Ta Ra a bit - which is just as daft.

Where I came from people used to say (and probably still do)
Ta Ra a bit - which is just as daft.

Oh come on Jalima! Where on earth do you come from or, more to the point, where have you been all your life!
First " OoRoo" and now "Ta-Ra!"
As a Mancunian I can confidently say that it is not "daft". We used it all the time at home.
Now, if you want "real daft" try talking to a Geordie;
You'd be throwing yourself off something or other and you wouldn't want anyone to "catch you later!
OoRoo

As a Mancunian I can confidently say that it is not "daft". We used it all the time at home.
Ah!
Not that far from The Potteries then

Im familiar with Tara! Also Hiya for hello.Never heard ooroo though ( and we have been to Oz. ) the youngsters say 'Laters' for see you later, written L8ters I believe!

MyDH is from Stoke and he says he’s never said Ta-ra a bit.
Jalima maybe you were more northern. They do say it where my family come from, just north of Manchester.

In Bristol it is usual to just say "cheers" - especially to bus drivers when you say "cheers drive" when getting off the bus!

I was brought up near Manchester so perhaps you are right.
Surely cheers means thank you.

No, I'm not more northern Pamela!

In fact, it seems to have reached the Black Country!
www.moorlandpottery.co.uk/moorland-pottery-ranges/black-country-ware/tara-a-bit.html

Surely cheers means thank you
I was brought up near Manchester so perhaps you are right.

Pollyperkins: No "perhaps" about it.
And "Cheers", apart from being an excellent American sit-com, can also mean "Down the Hatch",
which, as I type, only involves a cup of coffee!
Even though "the sun is over the yardarm" down here in Southern Waters!

OoRoo

Is it reflective of their pace of life that American candidates 'run' for election, whereas traditionally ours have always 'stood' for election, although the Americanism is beginning to creep into our political vocabulary?

I love that 'fanny fatigue'!
I do tend to get 'car bum' on long journeys, not to mention 'aeroplane legs' on any journey involving a lot of sitting. Sometimes both.

I couldn't believe it when I read in a book by a US author "Look what the cat drug in". Drug? Not dragged?
According to my cousin in LA, yes, this is normal usage and even after living there for around 18 years, it still won't trip off her tongue any more than 'dove' instead of dived.