The NZ / Australian word : squiz. To take a look or a glance at ; ‘James took a squiz out of the window’
Asides
Bible Apps
Bible App
Whilst in Melbourne the church we attended used a University Lecture theatre to hold its services. It didn’t believe in spending its money on buildings; they concentrate on ‘people’ they said.
They were also a relatively ‘youthful’ church ( even the middle aged!). They were up to date with the latest tech… so they didn’t have bibles either – they used bible apps. When it came to following the reading or the sermon, nearly everyone took out their mobile phones. It worked well…
I was recommended the app ‘Tecarta Bible’ – King James version free, but you have to pay a few dollars for NIV etc. If you wanted a free app then ‘The Bible App – YouVersion’ is free…
Word of the Week : stoked
Stoked
Always slightly bemused by the colloquialisms in New Zealand! I joined Skinny mobile so that I could use the local networks here. Needless to say, Skinny was really enthusiastic about it. I received a text the next day saying: ‘ Thanks for joining Skinny! We’re super stoked to have you with us’… they’re going to give me ‘top notch’ service and they have an ‘awesome’ network…
Stoked is defined as : euphoric or excited…