Hi! Michael,   
      
   In a message to All you wrote:   
      
    MD> I've encountered such a phrase: "Betchya woulda forgot that one".   
      
   Spoken by an Englishman or Australian?   
      
    MD> Do I understand it correctly that it means "I bet you would forget   
    MD> that one"?   
      
   Very close, Michael.  It's more likey "I bet you would have forgotten that   
   one".  (The "a" attached to the word "would" is a clue, as it gives the short   
   sound of the word "have", and, therefore the tense.)   
      
   Cheers,   
   Paul.   
      
   ... You know you landed "gear up" when it takes full power to taxi.   
   --- Paul's Win98SE VirtualBox   
    * Origin: Quinn's Post - Maryborough, Queensland, OZ (3:640/384)