Do you say 'trash', 'garbage' or 'rubbish' in your neck of the woods? Which
would be the best terminology, do you think?
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09 Jun 2007 07:47:38 AM |
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On Fri, 08 Jun 2007 02:16:13 +0000, mukyuk wrote:
Do you say 'trash', 'garbage' or 'rubbish' in your neck of the woods? Which
would be the best terminology, do you think?
Garbage. Trash is the best terminology because it's, like, only one
syllable, which is perfect for Americans. ;-)
Woods
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09 Jun 2007 11:17:32 AM |
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"Woodswun" <woodswun@tepidmail.com> wrote in message
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On Fri, 08 Jun 2007 02:16:13 +0000, mukyuk wrote:
Do you say 'trash', 'garbage' or 'rubbish' in your neck of the woods?
Which
would be the best terminology, do you think?
Garbage. Trash is the best terminology because it's, like, only one
syllable, which is perfect for Americans. ;-)
I use trash and garbage equally. People seldom use the word rubbish here.
Woods
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| User: "Werewolfy" |
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09 Jun 2007 12:09:07 PM |
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On Fri, 08 Jun 2007 02:16:13 +0000, mukyuk wrote:
I use trash and garbage equally. People seldom use the word rubbish here.
Oh, I wouldn't say that, Mondo.
In this forum certain people say 'rubbish' a great deal!!!!
Werewolfy
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09 Jun 2007 12:24:59 PM |
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On 9 Juni, 19:09, Werewolfy <Werewol...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
On Fri, 08 Jun 2007 02:16:13 +0000, mukyuk wrote:
I use trash and garbage equally. People seldom use the word rubbish here.
Oh, I wouldn't say that, Mondo.
In this forum certain people say 'rubbish' a great deal!!!!
Werewolfy
This whole thread is rubbish!
:-)
WH
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| User: "Perseid" |
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09 Jun 2007 02:13:26 PM |
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After Much Chewing of Cud and Cogitation, Woodswun <woodswun@tepidmail.com>
Spat the Words
On Fri, 08 Jun 2007 02:16:13 +0000, mukyuk wrote:
Do you say 'trash', 'garbage' or 'rubbish' in your neck of the woods?
Which
would be the best terminology, do you think?
Garbage. Trash is the best terminology because it's, like, only one
syllable, which is perfect for Americans. ;-)
Yeah, I like the condensed versions.. they go with my Carnation Instant
Breakfast, and the Abridged Cliff Notes that I read.. as I always say,
if it takes more than a minute to do, then it's not worth doing at all.
8~]
Woods
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| User: "Werewolfy" |
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10 Jun 2007 01:39:32 AM |
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On Jun 9, 8:13?pm, Perseid <eidp...@anti-spam.comcast.net> wrote:
"they go with my Carnation Instant Breakfast, and the Abridged Cliff
Notes that I read.. "
That's as good an example as any, Randy, as to the lack of
comprehension between exponents of your new 'English' and the original
language. I have no idea what the above means!
Werewolfy
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10 Jun 2007 05:16:42 AM |
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On Sat, 09 Jun 2007 23:39:32 -0700, Werewolfy wrote:
On Jun 9, 8:13?pm, Perseid <eidp...@anti-spam.comcast.net> wrote:
"they go with my Carnation Instant Breakfast, and the Abridged Cliff
Notes that I read.. "
That's as good an example as any, Randy, as to the lack of
comprehension between exponents of your new 'English' and the original
language. I have no idea what the above means!
Werewolfy
Carnation Instant Breakfast is a powder that you pour into milk and stir
up, and drink it instead of eating solid foods. It's basically a bad
milkshake. (Carnation is the brand, "Instant Breakfast" is the product).
Cliff Notes are publications on books/literature. That is to say, that
they provide notes and FAQs on literature, not the literature itself.
They're published to help students review the books in preparation for
exams. Students will sometimes read just the Cliff Notes and skip the
original book. Or so I've heard, I don't know why anyone would bother,
as teachers almost always review everything in the assigned reading to the
point of making nearly all students detest literature.
Woods
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| User: "Werewolfy" |
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10 Jun 2007 06:33:33 AM |
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On Jun 10, 11:16?am, Woodswun <woods...@tepidmail.com> wrote:
Carnation Instant Breakfast is a powder that you pour into milk and stir
Cliff Notes are publications on books/literature.
Thanks Woodsy. We have a horribly rich liquid sold in a tin, called
'Carnation condensed milk'. Perhaps related. We don't know about this
'instant breakfast' though.
Cliff notes..well, thanks. I wonder why they are not simply called
'reviews' or 'precis'? I had thought Randy was talking about rock
climbing.
Werewolfy
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10 Jun 2007 01:04:50 PM |
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On Sun, 10 Jun 2007 04:33:33 -0700, Werewolfy wrote:
On Jun 10, 11:16?am, Woodswun <woods...@tepidmail.com> wrote:
Carnation Instant Breakfast is a powder that you pour into milk and stir
Cliff Notes are publications on books/literature.
Thanks Woodsy. We have a horribly rich liquid sold in a tin, called
'Carnation condensed milk'. Perhaps related. We don't know about this
'instant breakfast' though.
We have their condensed milk, too. That's used for baking, I guess. The
Instant Breakfast is a powder that comes in a small envelope. You open
the envelope, pour the powder into a glass of milk, and stir/shake it up.
Then drink that instead of bothering to make a breakfast.
Cliff notes..well, thanks. I wonder why they are not simply called
'reviews' or 'precis'? I had thought Randy was talking about rock
climbing.
Cliff is the company name, I guess the "notes" is referring to notes about
the works in question. Kind of like when you take notes during a
class/lecture.
Woods
Werewolfy
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10 Jun 2007 03:25:47 PM |
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"Woodswun" <woodswun@tepidmail.com> wrote in message
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On Sun, 10 Jun 2007 04:33:33 -0700, Werewolfy wrote:
On Jun 10, 11:16?am, Woodswun <woods...@tepidmail.com> wrote:
Carnation Instant Breakfast is a powder that you pour into milk and stir
Cliff Notes are publications on books/literature.
Thanks Woodsy. We have a horribly rich liquid sold in a tin, called
'Carnation condensed milk'. Perhaps related. We don't know about this
'instant breakfast' though.
We have their condensed milk, too. That's used for baking, I guess. The
Instant Breakfast is a powder that comes in a small envelope. You open
the envelope, pour the powder into a glass of milk, and stir/shake it up.
Then drink that instead of bothering to make a breakfast.
I love condensed milk on my Jello, but can you imagine a can of condensed
milk for breakfast?
Cliff notes..well, thanks. I wonder why they are not simply called
'reviews' or 'precis'? I had thought Randy was talking about rock
climbing.
Cliff is the company name, I guess the "notes" is referring to notes about
the works in question. Kind of like when you take notes during a
class/lecture.
Woods
Werewolfy
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10 Jun 2007 10:26:59 PM |
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After Much Chewing of Cud and Cogitation, Woodswun
<woodswun@tepidmail.com> Spat the Words
On Sun, 10 Jun 2007 04:33:33 -0700, Werewolfy wrote:
On Jun 10, 11:16?am, Woodswun <woods...@tepidmail.com> wrote:
Carnation Instant Breakfast is a powder that you pour into milk and
stir
Cliff Notes are publications on books/literature.
Thanks Woodsy. We have a horribly rich liquid sold in a tin, called
'Carnation condensed milk'. Perhaps related. We don't know about this
'instant breakfast' though.
We have their condensed milk, too. That's used for baking, I guess.
The
Instant Breakfast is a powder that comes in a small envelope. You open
the envelope, pour the powder into a glass of milk, and stir/shake it
up.
Then drink that instead of bothering to make a breakfast.
Cliff notes..well, thanks. I wonder why they are not simply called
'reviews' or 'precis'? I had thought Randy was talking about rock
climbing.
Cliff is the company name, I guess the "notes" is referring to notes
about
the works in question. Kind of like when you take notes during a
class/lecture.
Thanks woods. It seems when I try to explain things to wolfy I just end
up confusing things more, so I'll let you do the explaining and I'll just
be the comic relief (you know, the stereo-typical idiot American).
Did wolfy think I was being serious about the Carnation Instant
Breakfast and the Cliff Notes ?
Woods
Werewolfy
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11 Jun 2007 02:00:02 AM |
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On Jun 11, 4:26?am, Perseid <eidp...@anti-spam.comcast.net> wrote:
Did wolfy think I was being serious about the Carnation Instant
Breakfast and the Cliff Notes ?
Ummm..well, yes Randy, I did. Not knowing what the things were, has
that effect...;)
I have a liking for Stephen King's books. Good 'escapist' reading. The
sad part is that so often I come across a description, an
'Americanism', that simply defeats me. Spoils the book really.
No need for any concern though. All of the Colonies are the same.
India is a prime example of odd grammar used by their many English
language speakers. Australians too, have developed a form of 'English'
that includes some very strange made-up words.
I'll let you into a secret...well, people near me when the 'word' is
used, know only too well, so I suppose it's not really a secret at
all. It's that awful American usage of 'upcoming'. It's hideous, and
invasive. Our media uses it daily.
What exactly was wrong with, 'next'?
Werewolfy
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11 Jun 2007 06:13:05 AM |
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After Much Chewing of Cud and Cogitation, Werewolfy <Werewolfy1
@yahoo.co.uk> Spat the Words
On Jun 11, 4:26?am, Perseid <eidp...@anti-spam.comcast.net> wrote:
Did wolfy think I was being serious about the Carnation Instant
Breakfast and the Cliff Notes ?
Ummm..well, yes Randy, I did. Not knowing what the things were, has
that effect...;)
I have a liking for Stephen King's books. Good 'escapist' reading. The
sad part is that so often I come across a description, an
'Americanism', that simply defeats me. Spoils the book really.
No need for any concern though. All of the Colonies are the same.
India is a prime example of odd grammar used by their many English
language speakers. Australians too, have developed a form of 'English'
that includes some very strange made-up words.
Those damn Colonies ! Before you realize they're going their own
damn direction and using their own peculiar verbage !
I'll let you into a secret...well, people near me when the 'word' is
used, know only too well, so I suppose it's not really a secret at
all. It's that awful American usage of 'upcoming'. It's hideous, and
invasive. Our media uses it daily.
What exactly was wrong with, 'next'?
I rather like the sound of 'forthwith' or 'forthcoming'
Werewolfy
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11 Jun 2007 12:27:29 PM |
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On Jun 11, 12:13?pm, Perseid <eidp...@anti-spam.comcast.net> wrote:
I rather like the sound of 'forthwith' or 'forthcoming'
Forthcoming is the word of my choice for an event some little way
ahead. I like that word too. I use it rather than the diabolical
'upcoming' when I suspect that the announcer intends that the event
isn't next, but not too far distant.
Forthwith always strikes me as a line from Shakespeare. Either that,
or embodied in a legal document.
But it's been a good day. England have beaten the West Indies at
Cricket, and I have sold a large set of Bull's horns and my stuffed
horse for a 200 per cent profit. A very pretty lady of just 35 years
has been asking for 'meeting', and I 'lost' a nasty Police car who
objected to my speed on the motorway this morning.
Life is quite good really. Tomorrow it's off to Bath Auctions (that's
a rather beautiful town, not a container for washing Randy) to look
for interesting things.
All in all, a good day, and FORTHCOMING events may prove to be even
more...diverting....;)
Werewolfy
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11 Jun 2007 05:20:52 PM |
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On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:00:02 -0700, Werewolfy wrote:
On Jun 11, 4:26?am, Perseid <eidp...@anti-spam.comcast.net> wrote:
Did wolfy think I was being serious about the Carnation Instant
Breakfast and the Cliff Notes ?
Ummm..well, yes Randy, I did. Not knowing what the things were, has
that effect...;)
I have a liking for Stephen King's books. Good 'escapist' reading. The
sad part is that so often I come across a description, an
'Americanism', that simply defeats me. Spoils the book really.
No need for any concern though. All of the Colonies are the same.
India is a prime example of odd grammar used by their many English
language speakers. Australians too, have developed a form of 'English'
that includes some very strange made-up words.
I'll let you into a secret...well, people near me when the 'word' is
used, know only too well, so I suppose it's not really a secret at
all. It's that awful American usage of 'upcoming'. It's hideous, and
invasive. Our media uses it daily.
What exactly was wrong with, 'next'?
Werewolfy
Nothing is wrong with "next", but it's not interchangeable with
"upcoming". "Next" means just that - the "next" instance in a sequence
(like in a series of photos/numbers/lectures/etc). "Upcoming" just means
that whatever will occur at some point in the near future, but not
necessarily the "next" instance AND/OR that it's not a single sequence but
will be occurring quite soon (like in movie releases).
Woods
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11 Jun 2007 05:47:20 PM |
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On Jun 11, 11:20?pm, Woodswun <woods...@tepidmail.com> wrote:
Nothing is wrong with "next", but it's not interchangeable with
"upcoming". "Next" means just that - the "next" instance in a sequence
(like in a series of photos/numbers/lectures/etc). "Upcoming" just means
that whatever will occur at some point in the near future, but not
necessarily the "next" instance AND/OR that it's not a single sequence but
will be occurring quite soon (like in movie releases).
Umm, thought I had explained that already Woodsy. Forthcoming is the
better word under those circumstances. Sadly, the media here also use
that vile 'upcoming' for a programme that is imminent, even just
seconds away.
That is when 'next' sould be used.
When the announcer discusses a programme which is to appear soon, then
'forthcoming' is a better word.
'Upcoming' is a word that grates, a word that makes me want to throw
heavy things at the television set.
Oh..'Movies' is another such. Films...I watch films, not 'movies' The
word is baby talk, short for 'moving picture'. Film simply refers to
the celluloid on which they event is recorded. Preferable by far.
In matters of conversation, I am pleased to be English.
Werewolfy ?
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11 Jun 2007 07:16:03 PM |
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On Fri, 08 Jun 2007 02:16:13 GMT, "mukyuk" <a@b.com> wrote:
Do you say 'trash', 'garbage' or 'rubbish' in your neck of the woods? Which
would be the best terminology, do you think?
We say "garbage" here. And for barbecue, we say "cook-out" - for soft
drinks (soda), we simply say "coke" or "pepsi" ..
How about you, Mondo?
Dani
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07 Jun 2007 09:42:37 PM |
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On Jun 8, 12:16 pm, "mukyuk" <a...@b.com> wrote:
Do you say 'trash', 'garbage' or 'rubbish' in your neck of the woods? Which
would be the best terminology, do you think?
In Australia, we say "rubbish bin" instead of "trash can" or "garbage
can".
The word "trash" is considered too trashy or too 'American' for
Aussies to use !!!
HOOROO
UNCLE WALLY
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08 Jun 2007 01:36:34 AM |
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On Jun 8, 3:16?am, "mukyuk" <a...@b.com> wrote:
Do you say 'trash', 'garbage' or 'rubbish' in your neck of the woods? Which
would be the best terminology, do you think?
By Olympus, Mondo! An Englishman would never use the word, 'trash'.
Nor would he foul the air with that word, 'garbage'.
No. We litter our streets with rubbish. The rubbish from a house is
collected by a dustcart from the dustbins in which we place our
rubbish.
Ricky
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08 Jun 2007 06:10:01 AM |
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"Werewolfy" <Werewolfy1@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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On Jun 8, 3:16?am, "mukyuk" <a...@b.com> wrote:
Do you say 'trash', 'garbage' or 'rubbish' in your neck of the woods?
Which
would be the best terminology, do you think?
By Olympus, Mondo! An Englishman would never use the word, 'trash'.
Nor would he foul the air with that word, 'garbage'.
No. We litter our streets with rubbish. The rubbish from a house is
collected by a dustcart from the dustbins in which we place our
rubbish.
Ricky
Our garbage is thrown in a dumpster, picked up by a garbage truck and taken
to the dump. No, not terribly refined.
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09 Jun 2007 07:49:41 AM |
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On Fri, 08 Jun 2007 07:10:01 -0400, John Lemke wrote:
"Werewolfy" <Werewolfy1@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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On Jun 8, 3:16?am, "mukyuk" <a...@b.com> wrote:
Do you say 'trash', 'garbage' or 'rubbish' in your neck of the woods?
Which
would be the best terminology, do you think?
By Olympus, Mondo! An Englishman would never use the word, 'trash'.
Nor would he foul the air with that word, 'garbage'.
No. We litter our streets with rubbish. The rubbish from a house is
collected by a dustcart from the dustbins in which we place our
rubbish.
Ricky
Our garbage is thrown in a dumpster, picked up by a garbage truck and taken
to the dump. No, not terribly refined.
Well, it *is* garbage, John. There's nothing refined about that!
Woods
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09 Jun 2007 10:37:27 AM |
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"Woodswun" <woodswun@tepidmail.com> wrote in message
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On Fri, 08 Jun 2007 07:10:01 -0400, John Lemke wrote:
"Werewolfy" <Werewolfy1@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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On Jun 8, 3:16?am, "mukyuk" <a...@b.com> wrote:
Do you say 'trash', 'garbage' or 'rubbish' in your neck of the woods?
Which
would be the best terminology, do you think?
By Olympus, Mondo! An Englishman would never use the word, 'trash'.
Nor would he foul the air with that word, 'garbage'.
No. We litter our streets with rubbish. The rubbish from a house is
collected by a dustcart from the dustbins in which we place our
rubbish.
Ricky
Our garbage is thrown in a dumpster, picked up by a garbage truck and
taken
to the dump. No, not terribly refined.
Well, it *is* garbage, John. There's nothing refined about that!
Woods
But, Woods, I want it to be refined. I want to be just like a Briton would
be. You should see how people look at me now when I tell them that I left
my tools in my lorry.
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09 Jun 2007 11:11:08 PM |
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On Jun 10, 1:37 am, "John Lemke" <jfle...@locallink.net> wrote:
"Woodswun" <woods...@tepidmail.com> wrote in message
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On Fri, 08 Jun 2007 07:10:01 -0400, John Lemke wrote:
"Werewolfy" <Werewol...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1181284594.317544.255250@q69g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
On Jun 8, 3:16?am, "mukyuk" <a...@b.com> wrote:
Do you say 'trash', 'garbage' or 'rubbish' in your neck of the woods?
Which
would be the best terminology, do you think?
By Olympus, Mondo! An Englishman would never use the word, 'trash'.
Nor would he foul the air with that word, 'garbage'.
No. We litter our streets with rubbish. The rubbish from a house is
collected by a dustcart from the dustbins in which we place our
rubbish.
Ricky
Our garbage is thrown in a dumpster, picked up by a garbage truck and
taken
to the dump. No, not terribly refined.
Well, it *is* garbage, John. There's nothing refined about that!
Woods
But, Woods, I want it to be refined. I want to be just like a Briton would
be. You should see how people look at me now when I tell them that I left
my tools in my lorry.- Hide quoted text -
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So, that begs the frickin' question, John !!!
Do Americans say "That ought to throw a spanner in the works" or do
they say "That ought to throw a 'wrench' in the works" ?!??!?
Is the word "spanner" known at all in America ?!??!
Just curious in an Uncle Wally kinda way !!!!
HOOROO
UNCLE WALLY
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10 Jun 2007 06:49:27 AM |
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"Wally LorneT" <sgdecember2012@yahoo.ca> wrote in message
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On Jun 10, 1:37 am, "John Lemke" <jfle...@locallink.net> wrote:
But, Woods, I want it to be refined. I want to be just like a Briton
would
be. You should see how people look at me now when I tell them that I
left
my tools in my lorry.- Hide quoted text -
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So, that begs the frickin' question, John !!!
Do Americans say "That ought to throw a spanner in the works" or do
they say "That ought to throw a 'wrench' in the works" ?!??!?
Wrench or monkey wrench.
Is the word "spanner" known at all in America ?!??!
We do have spanner wrenches.
Just curious in an Uncle Wally kinda way !!!!
Lovely to see how this discussion about the differences in our common
languages seems to be drawing us closer. :-)
HOOROO
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10 Jun 2007 10:31:22 PM |
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After Much Chewing of Cud and Cogitation, "John Lemke"
<jflemke@locallink.net> Spat the Words
"Wally LorneT" <sgdecember2012@yahoo.ca> wrote in message
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On Jun 10, 1:37 am, "John Lemke" <jfle...@locallink.net> wrote:
But, Woods, I want it to be refined. I want to be just like a Briton
would
be. You should see how people look at me now when I tell them that I
left
my tools in my lorry.- Hide quoted text -
- Show quoted text -
So, that begs the frickin' question, John !!!
Do Americans say "That ought to throw a spanner in the works" or do
they say "That ought to throw a 'wrench' in the works" ?!??!?
Wrench or monkey wrench.
Is the word "spanner" known at all in America ?!??!
We do have spanner wrenches.
Just curious in an Uncle Wally kinda way !!!!
Lovely to see how this discussion about the differences in our common
languages seems to be drawing us closer. :-)
We can get just close enough to poke each other in the eye. ;-)
HOOROO
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"Perseid" <eidpers@anti-spam.comcast.net> wrote in message
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After Much Chewing of Cud and Cogitation, "John Lemke"
<jflemke@locallink.net> Spat the Words
"Wally LorneT" <sgdecember2012@yahoo.ca> wrote in message
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On Jun 10, 1:37 am, "John Lemke" <jfle...@locallink.net> wrote:
But, Woods, I want it to be refined. I want to be just like a Briton
would
be. You should see how people look at me now when I tell them that I
left
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So, that begs the frickin' question, John !!!
Do Americans say "That ought to throw a spanner in the works" or do
they say "That ought to throw a 'wrench' in the works" ?!??!?
Wrench or monkey wrench.
Is the word "spanner" known at all in America ?!??!
We do have spanner wrenches.
Just curious in an Uncle Wally kinda way !!!!
Lovely to see how this discussion about the differences in our common
languages seems to be drawing us closer. :-)
We can get just close enough to poke each other in the eye. ;-)
Yeah, I was hoping we'd all end up like family.
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11 Jun 2007 06:07:14 AM |
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After Much Chewing of Cud and Cogitation, "John Lemke"
<jflemke@locallink.net> Spat the Words
"Perseid" <eidpers@anti-spam.comcast.net> wrote in message
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After Much Chewing of Cud and Cogitation, "John Lemke"
<jflemke@locallink.net> Spat the Words
"Wally LorneT" <sgdecember2012@yahoo.ca> wrote in message
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On Jun 10, 1:37 am, "John Lemke" <jfle...@locallink.net> wrote:
But, Woods, I want it to be refined. I want to be just like a
Briton
would
be. You should see how people look at me now when I tell them that
I
left
my tools in my lorry.- Hide quoted text -
- Show quoted text -
So, that begs the frickin' question, John !!!
Do Americans say "That ought to throw a spanner in the works" or do
they say "That ought to throw a 'wrench' in the works" ?!??!?
Wrench or monkey wrench.
Is the word "spanner" known at all in America ?!??!
We do have spanner wrenches.
Just curious in an Uncle Wally kinda way !!!!
Lovely to see how this discussion about the differences in our common
languages seems to be drawing us closer. :-)
We can get just close enough to poke each other in the eye. ;-)
Yeah, I was hoping we'd all end up like family.
I tend to fight a lot with my family.. at least the ones I
grew up with, though I do have a very positive relationship
with my parents.. it's a couple specific siblings I don't
really get along with.
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| User: "Perseid" |
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10 Jun 2007 01:03:41 AM |
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After Much Chewing of Cud and Cogitation, Wally Lorne™ <sgdecember2012
@yahoo.ca> Spat the Words
On Jun 10, 1:37 am, "John Lemke" <jfle...@locallink.net> wrote:
"Woodswun" <woods...@tepidmail.com> wrote in message
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On Fri, 08 Jun 2007 07:10:01 -0400, John Lemke wrote:
"Werewolfy" <Werewol...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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On Jun 8, 3:16?am, "mukyuk" <a...@b.com> wrote:
Do you say 'trash', 'garbage' or 'rubbish' in your neck of the
woods?
Which
would be the best terminology, do you think?
By Olympus, Mondo! An Englishman would never use the word, 'trash'.
Nor would he foul the air with that word, 'garbage'.
No. We litter our streets with rubbish. The rubbish from a house is
collected by a dustcart from the dustbins in which we place our
rubbish.
Ricky
Our garbage is thrown in a dumpster, picked up by a garbage truck
and
taken
to the dump. No, not terribly refined.
Well, it *is* garbage, John. There's nothing refined about that!
Woods
But, Woods, I want it to be refined. I want to be just like a Briton
would
be. You should see how people look at me now when I tell them that I
left
my tools in my lorry.- Hide quoted text -
- Show quoted text -
So, that begs the frickin' question, John !!!
Do Americans say "That ought to throw a spanner in the works" or do
they say "That ought to throw a 'wrench' in the works" ?!??!?
Is the word "spanner" known at all in America ?!??!
I've never heard the word.
Most people here would refer to a wrench in the gears, or a
wrench in the spokes (but it's fun throwing a wrench in your
bicycle spokes at high speed.. can you say 'triple front-flips' ?)
... a fly in the ointment
... a monkey on my back
... a fox in the henhouse
...
Just curious in an Uncle Wally kinda way !!!!
HOOROO
UNCLE WALLY
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| User: "Werewolfy" |
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10 Jun 2007 01:45:03 AM |
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On Jun 10, 5:11 am, Wally Lorne=99 <sgdecember2...@yahoo.ca> wrote:
Do Americans say "That ought to throw a spanner in the works" or do
they say "That ought to throw a 'wrench' in the works" ?!??!?
They seem to love violence.Do you re-call my love to 'Hit' rather than
to press, post?
'Wrench' is a vicious word. Describing an action of extreme force, it
pobably sit's quite well alonside the 'American Way'.
Werewolfy
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| User: "Woodswun" |
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10 Jun 2007 04:56:29 AM |
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On Sat, 09 Jun 2007 21:11:08 -0700, Wally Lorne™ wrote:
On Jun 10, 1:37 am, "John Lemke" <jfle...@locallink.net> wrote:
"Woodswun" <woods...@tepidmail.com> wrote in message
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On Fri, 08 Jun 2007 07:10:01 -0400, John Lemke wrote:
"Werewolfy" <Werewol...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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On Jun 8, 3:16?am, "mukyuk" <a...@b.com> wrote:
Do you say 'trash', 'garbage' or 'rubbish' in your neck of the woods?
Which
would be the best terminology, do you think?
By Olympus, Mondo! An Englishman would never use the word, 'trash'.
Nor would he foul the air with that word, 'garbage'.
No. We litter our streets with rubbish. The rubbish from a house is
collected by a dustcart from the dustbins in which we place our
rubbish.
Ricky
Our garbage is thrown in a dumpster, picked up by a garbage truck and
taken
to the dump. No, not terribly refined.
Well, it *is* garbage, John. There's nothing refined about that!
Woods
But, Woods, I want it to be refined. I want to be just like a Briton would
be. You should see how people look at me now when I tell them that I left
my tools in my lorry.- Hide quoted text -
- Show quoted text -
So, that begs the frickin' question, John !!!
Do Americans say "That ought to throw a spanner in the works" or do
they say "That ought to throw a 'wrench' in the works" ?!??!?
That ought to throw a wrench (or monkey wrench) into the work"
Is the word "spanner" known at all in America ?!??!
Not that I've ever heard.
Woods
Just curious in an Uncle Wally kinda way !!!!
HOOROO
UNCLE WALLY
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