Excuse Me

<a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200609/s1730770.htm" >Cattle industry prefers 'duffing' to 'rustling'</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>A move is on to halt the Americanisation of English in rural areas.<br />n<br />nThe cattle industry is demanding an end to the use of the American phrase "cattle rustling" when referring to livestock theft, rather than the more Aussie "cattle duffing".<br />n<br />nLanguage expert Professor Roly Sussex, from the University of Queensland, says the term "cattle rustling" is now widespread, but it is neither necessary nor particularly appropriate.<br />n<br />n"If rustling started to be used in Australia I'd be a bit surprised because we don't quite rustle in the American way and it's one of those Americanisms that I think isn't really needed," he said.<br />n</blockquote><br />n<br />nWell, EXCUSE ME. I didn't know the term rustling was so inappropriate.<br />n<br />n<strong>Excuse my dust. Dorothy Parker</strong>