Howzat?

Attend a cricket match and you’re likely to hear the query Howzat? or How’s that? It’s traditionally used to appeal to an umpire to reconsider a call. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Howzat?”

Grant, I really am serious about learning how to watch and appreciate cricket.

And I’m collecting all the terms so that I’ll be ready when I see my first cricket match.

And one of the terms that I really like and can’t wait to use is, how’s that? H-O-W-Z-A-T.

Is that just a form of how is that?

Yes, yes, and that’s what you use when you’re appealing for an umpire to reconsider a call.

How’s that?

How’s that?

Oh, I see, yes.

An inquisitive, you know, like, give me that again.

Yeah, it’s pretty polite.

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