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Continuing with pit stops...
February 2015 - Cairns Australia
According to Wikipedia...
Sheila — Australian slang for "woman", is derived from the Irish girls' name Síle (IPA: [ʃiːlʲə], anglicised Sheila). It is considered to be derogatory and is now rarely used.
I always wonder where "shelia" used that way came from.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info I wondered why it was rarely used these days now I know heheh!
ReplyDeleteHave an infotastic week :-)
Interesting to know the origin of a word. Probably best not to name a character Sheila, then, if one has any hopes of an Australian market.
ReplyDeleteAlthough there are Australian shows, movies, books with characters called Sheila. It doesn't have to be a derogatory term but it could be in certain context.
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ReplyDelete...Jackie, you share have an eclectic collection of stuff, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteAnd here I like the name Sheila.
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