However, chomp is an acceptable dialect of champ. I found that both are acceptable, with a slight nod given to champ.
I tend to throw things. However, I never throw things from horses while in midstream. But that's a fat lady of another color. Now...what do you call your evening meal? =0 Bert New Watkinsville, Georgia Proudly Serving You Since 1964! OK - thanks for the correction. Point well taken. I guess since so few of us spend time around horses like our ancestors did, we should be more careful about using their expressions (ancestors OR horses). Kind of like people who either "chuck" or "chunk" things out the window! Ain't English a wonderful language? 73s, Jim Pogue Memphis, Tennessee USA NRD-535, ICF-2010 Wellbrook LA5030 loop -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Young Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 4:06 PM To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] Champing at the bit I misspelled Colombia a while ago as Columbia and was taken to task so here is my correction of a misused phrase: Champing at the bit, not chomping at the bit, although this error seems to be used very widely and is getting more and more common. Just had to show that I'm not semiliterate I guess, Bob Young Millbury, Ma >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of >America<irca@hard-core-dx.com> >To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of >America<irca@hard-core-dx.com> >Subject: Re: [IRCA] Daytime conditions >Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 14:29:09 -0500 > >Wow Patrick - it is 2:30 PM CDT and I'm chomping at the bit to get >home to the dials! Hopefully we'll have some good conditions in the >central part of the country too. Thanks for sharing your great >exploits. 73s. > >Jim Pogue >Memphis, TN > >----- Original Message ----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Patrick Martin) >Date: Monday, October 23, 2006 2:18 pm >Subject: [IRCA] Daytime conditions >To: irca@hard-core-dx.com > > > Greetings, > > > > After having an excellent morning for TPs, daytime DX continues to be > > good. I finally lost my last het (639 khz) at around 1745 UTC. KFI > > withID at Noon PDT. KNX u/weak CFAX off SW EWE. Bay Area stations > > are very > > strong. Idaho 890 coming in well with oldies rock. > > > > 73, > > > > Patrick > > > > Patrick Martin > > KAVT Reception Manager _________________________________________________________________ Stay in touch with old friends and meet new ones with Windows Live Spaces http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwsp0070000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url=/friends.aspx&mkt=en-us _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://arizona.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com