A note to non-Australians

[deird_lj]

Whenever I see you guys talk about "rooting for someone", I start snickering - much in the fashion of a teenage boy.

"Rooting"? Over here, it's the crudest way you could possibly discuss having sex.

Feel free to keep saying it (after all, it's a perfectly legitimate word for you guys) but please be aware of the effect it's having on Aussies...

Comments

[snickfic]

So, do you use the same (or any) preposition? And is it a transitive or intransitive verb?

[deird1]

It works in pretty much the same way as the word "screwing" would. (But is much cruder.)