On 2017-04-01, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> On Saturday 01 April 2017 18:11:12 Liam O'Toole wrote:
>> On 2017-03-31, Lisi Reisz wrote:
>>
>> (...)
>>
>> > We are part of the same sovereign state, but 4 nations.
>>
>> When you consider some of the Irish, yes. Most Irish people live in a
>> different sovere
On Saturday 01 April 2017 18:11:12 Liam O'Toole wrote:
> On 2017-03-31, Lisi Reisz wrote:
>
> (...)
>
> > We are part of the same sovereign state, but 4 nations.
>
> When you consider some of the Irish, yes. Most Irish people live in a
> different sovereign state.
Agreed!!! But the United Kingdo
On 2017-03-31, Lisi Reisz wrote:
(...)
> We are part of the same sovereign state, but 4 nations.
When you consider some of the Irish, yes. Most Irish people live in a
different sovereign state.
--
Liam
On 2017-03-31, Greg Wooledge wrote:
>
> For whatever it's worth, here in Ohio, "next Thursday" would mean the
> Thursday that occurs in the next calendar week. "This Thursday" means
> the Thursday that occurs (or occurred) in the current calendar week,
> though you'd need to use the past tense wh
On Friday 31 March 2017 15:15:46 rhkra...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Friday, March 31, 2017 09:34:26 AM Lisi Reisz wrote:
> > On Friday 31 March 2017 14:04:03 rhkra...@gmail.com wrote:
> > > To specify the Thursday before the last Thursday, use something like:
> > > "the Thursday before last Thursday".
On Friday, 31 March 2017 10:18:24 -04 rhkra...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Friday, March 31, 2017 09:45:59 AM Greg Wooledge wrote:
> > On Fri, Mar 31, 2017 at 02:34:26PM +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> > > Great - all fine in theory. But you try announcing a meeting that
> > > way!!!
> > > Here in England we
On Friday, March 31, 2017 09:45:59 AM Greg Wooledge wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 31, 2017 at 02:34:26PM +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> > Great - all fine in theory. But you try announcing a meeting that way!!!
> > Here in England we debate it, meaning that I and my husband disagree.
> > When I say "next Thur
On Friday, March 31, 2017 09:34:26 AM Lisi Reisz wrote:
> On Friday 31 March 2017 14:04:03 rhkra...@gmail.com wrote:
> > To specify the Thursday before the last Thursday, use something like:
> > "the Thursday before last Thursday".
> >
> > To specify the Thursday after the coming Thursday, use som
On Fri, Mar 31, 2017 at 02:34:26PM +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> Great - all fine in theory. But you try announcing a meeting that way!!!
> Here in England we debate it, meaning that I and my husband disagree. When I
> say "next Thursday", I mean the Thursday next week. When he says next
> Thur
On Friday 31 March 2017 14:04:03 rhkra...@gmail.com wrote:
> To specify the Thursday before the last Thursday, use something like: "the
> Thursday before last Thursday".
>
> To specify the Thursday after the coming Thursday, use something like: "the
> Thursday after next Thursday".
Great - all fin
On Friday, March 31, 2017 06:30:25 AM Terence wrote:
> There is no ambiguity if (as I have always understood) "Thursday" means
> "this (or the coming) Thursday" and "next Thursday" or "Thursday next"
> means "a week on Thursday".
>
> And having lived in Yorkshire for two very happy years, I would
There is no ambiguity if (as I have always understood) "Thursday" means
"this (or the coming) Thursday" and "next Thursday" or "Thursday next"
means "a week on Thursday".
And having lived in Yorkshire for two very happy years, I would agree that
York is above London in so many ways...
Terence
On
On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 08:56:25PM +0100, Terence wrote:
> Lisi asks "And is London "up" or "down"from York?"
>
> London is "up". "Up trains" were those travelling to London terminii, "Down
> trains" departed from London terminii to other parts of the rail network.
That's an interesting, if histo
> On Mar 30, 2017, at 6:10 PM, Lisi Reisz wrote:
>
>> On Thursday 30 March 2017 21:22:57 Catherine Gramze wrote:
>> This reminds me of the time a professor gave a coding assignment on
>> Tuesday, due "next Thursday." To most of the class that meant in 2 days,
>> rather than next week. Hilarity
On Thursday 30 March 2017 21:22:57 Catherine Gramze wrote:
> This reminds me of the time a professor gave a coding assignment on
> Tuesday, due "next Thursday." To most of the class that meant in 2 days,
> rather than next week. Hilarity ensued. But I think the Brits have it
> right, with "Thursday
> On Mar 30, 2017, at 3:56 PM, Terence wrote:
>
> Lisi asks "And is London "up" or "down"from York?"
>
> London is "up". "Up trains" were those travelling to London terminii, "Down
> trains" departed from London terminii to other parts of the rail network.
I have run across people to whom "up
Lisi asks "And is London "up" or "down"from York?"
London is "up". "Up trains" were those travelling to London terminii, "Down
trains" departed from London terminii to other parts of the rail network.
On the other hand, if you "Take The 'A' Train" Sugar Hill is "up in Harlem".
As they say in "Pr
Eike Lantzsch writes:
> the Dutch in New Netherland were called "Jan Kees". New Netherland
> became mostly New York and the locals became "Yankees". So somebody
> from South Carolina may feel that he himself must not be considered to
> be a "Yankee". Whether the nickname for the Dutch was just fr
On 03/30/2017 01:15 PM, Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Thursday 30 March 2017 18:43:00 kAt wrote:
In any case, looking "down" on people due to their origin
One of the geographical meanings of "down" in English English is "South" .
"South (as south is at the bottom of typical maps).
I went down to Miami
On Wednesday, 29 March 2017 22:29:59 -04 Lisi Reisz wrote:
> On Wednesday 29 March 2017 20:46:00 kAt wrote:
> > What do you mean down? You arrogant yankee?
>
> Don't Yankees come from the United States?? Or is Curt an expat??
>
> Lisi
Hi y'all,
Oh - OK here is OT:
the Dutch in New Netherland w
> On Mar 29, 2017, at 5:29 PM, Lisi Reisz wrote:
>
> Don't Yankees come from the United States?? Or is Curt an expat??
>
The term Yankee refers specifically to a person from the northern, rather than
southern, part of the USA, when used by a US native, usually one from the
south. It is not a
On Thursday 30 March 2017 18:43:00 kAt wrote:
> In any case, looking "down" on people due to their origin
One of the geographical meanings of "down" in English English is "South" .
"South (as south is at the bottom of typical maps).
I went down to Miami for a conference."
https://en.wiktionary.or
Lisi Reisz:
> On Wednesday 29 March 2017 20:46:00 kAt wrote:
>> What do you mean down? You arrogant yankee?
>
> Don't Yankees come from the United States?? Or is Curt an expat??
In any case, looking "down" on people due to their origin (and other
characteristics) is not very social - and once y
On Wednesday 29 March 2017 20:46:00 kAt wrote:
> What do you mean down? You arrogant yankee?
Don't Yankees come from the United States?? Or is Curt an expat??
Lisi
24 matches
Mail list logo
