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Re: Beware of your GPS!
From: Fred Hebard
Date: 2009 May 1, 15:43 -0400
From: Fred Hebard
Date: 2009 May 1, 15:43 -0400
I didn't even include the counterclockwise swirling parts of the world in that comment! On May 1, 2009, at 3:37 PM, Peter Fogg wrote: > Yus can't look up to us, Fred. We're all upside-down around here. > > On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 5:33 AM, Fred Hebardwrote: > > Somebody asked me today what the difference was between "among" and > "amongst," and I replied that "amongst" is the English pronunciation > and "among" the American. I also mentioned that people in the U.S. > affecting an English accent would say "amongst." So some of us still > look up to ya'll, at least the more affected amongst us! > > On May 1, 2009, at 3:28 PM, Anabasis wrote: > > > > > > > > > On May 1, 2:24�pm, Peter Fogg wrote: > >> That's great, Fred, but what do yus'all call that windscreen? > >> �The boot > >> becomes a trunk, and a jack is not a crique, but that doesn't help > >> us.. > >> > > > > We call them windshields and suction cups. We also park in parking > > lots and the bonnet is a hood. > > > > Jeremy > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Navigation List archive: www.fer3.com/arc To post, email NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---