Re: [lace-chat] Language is Cool
In a message dated 2/16/2004 5:26:17 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi Ruth, I don't know whether Possie is in general circulation or whether it is a word my Uncle coined for those in the family that had become Aussie citizens. Peter My tame Aussie is british born and told me yesterday that this made him a PomOz - which had me laughing because all I could think of were Pommades with Pot Pourri in them which is as far removed from the Aussie that inhabits my flat as anything I can think of. Regards Liz Beecher I'm A HREF=http://journals.aol.com/thelacebee/thelacebee;blogging/A now - see what it's all about To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] aussie spiders
Thing is Ruth, I may use a leather purse but I am ignorant of where the leather has come from, however as the leather is definately flat as shown by the grain it is very likely from the back or top rump and I am going to stick with that thought. For me, it was the fact that he was happily going to let me have it, put my hand into it, then mention where it was from. Apparantly, they are very rare and hard to get hold of as coin purses and that's why he didn't buy me one. Instead, I had to make do with some opal and gold studs and an Akubra hat ... you can easily guess which I was going to be more happy receiving. And an Aussie rugby shirt so that I could have the micky taken out of me at work. Mind you, the hat is absolutely gorgeous and severely coveted at work. Liz But Liz, don't you ever use a nice leather purse??? And if so, have you ever thought what part of a different animal it might've come from I agree, though, the Australian sense of humour can be *very* strange at times!!! Ruth Budge (giggling madly - and realising how acclimatised she's become about some of these things over the years!!!) Regards Liz Beecher I'm A HREF=http://journals.aol.com/thelacebee/thelacebee;blogging/A now - see what it's all about To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Language is cool
That was Peter and Jeanine with Don and I. I won't be going this year as it is Don's 50th and we are spending the weekend up at the Gold Coast with my brother who now lives there. With any luck, he is going to arrange as behind the scenes tour for Don (and me) of the creative side of things at Warner Bros. TTFN, Lynn Scott, Wollongong, Australia To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] arachne heart
I wonder if anyone can help me with an email addy for Lori the Lace Fairy. I've tried a couple of times using the contact email from the web site but there is a mail delivery failure. Don't think it's my faultg but you never know. Any help gratefully accepted jenny barron Scotland To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Language is cool
Ok Noelene, Here's a REAL Australian one for you. Bet you get it too :) [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes strln sns lt s rjc fr w r yng nd fr hp ll yr chks trn nt ms nd kck yr dnny dwn. In the meantime: m flt t lk lzrd drnkng. David in Ballarat I didn't get the US one, but this is Australian sons let us rejoice for we are young and free?? As I said (privately) to Tamara, I wonder if the differences in spelling between UK and US English have anything to do with it? I haven't come across either string of words before, so I can't see any other reason for getting this in seconds and the other not at all! -- Jane Partridge To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Not cool language
Am I right or am I wrong? Today I went to the local DIY store and there was a very large notice in the ntrance foyer trying to persuade people to buy trailers to put their purchases in and then tow behind their cars. The notice was: Are you fed up of scratching or overloading your car? I think it should be: Are you fed up with scratching or overloading your car? and that the notice is just typical of sloppy English. The same store frequently has groups or suites of items comprising of written on its notices. Before I write to the manager suggestig he employs a signwriter with some knowledge of the English language, is the current notice in the foyer wrong, or have I been wrong all my life? Jean in Poole To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Language is cool
hp ll yr chks trn nt ms nd kck yr dnny dwn. In the meantime: m flt t lk lzrd drnkng. David in Ballarat No problem David, but I wont post the answers - see if someone overseas comes up with the right words! Perhap's Liz's tame Aussie can tell here what a dnny is. Again, these are complete phrases, not a truncated statement like the fourscore years etc.which seems to me to be more difficult to guess at. I still do some legal dictaphone work, and can follow my boss's tapes through the most convoluted sentences, but if he starts to dictate short file notes which are just groups of words, it is very difficult to figure out sometimes what he is saying. Noelene in Cooma Having finished my show pieces, now pouring through books lookin for another challenging project. Maybe an entire Torchon mat this time, so no centre to handsew in. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~nlafferty/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Possie
Could someone tell me what I have missed. What is a possie? What is the derivation of the word? Judy in Niagara Falls To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: Not cool language
On Feb 17, 2004, at 13:31, Jean Nathan wrote: Are you fed up of scratching or overloading your car? I think it should be: Are you fed up with scratching or overloading your car? Fed up with, tired of. They tried to kill two phrases with one stone... - Tamara P Duvall Lexington, Virginia, USA Formerly of Warsaw, Poland http://lorien.emufarm.org/~tpd/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Language is cool
Here we go again - one of our favorite twists in chat... talking about languages! My DH was listening to a favorite entertainer on the radio the other day and the entertainer (who is Canadian) mentioned eating back bacon on a bun... So could our Canadian friends tell me what this is? I'm suspecting it has something to do with what we call Canadian Bacon. Clay To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Language is cool
You're right. What we call 'back bacon', you call 'Canadian bacon'. For the benefit of our British friends, 'back bacon' is the closest thing we have to your 'bacon', and our 'bacon' is close to your 'streaky bacon'. Isn't language wonderful? On Tuesday, February 17, 2004, at 08:40 PM, Clay Blackwell wrote: eating back bacon on a bun... So could our Canadian friends tell me what this is? I'm suspecting it has something to do with what we call Canadian Bacon. Margot Walker in Halifax on the east coast of Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re:[lace-chat] Language is cool
Peter wrote: I love language and etymology - one of the reasons English spelling is so weird is it reflects the etymology of the word ie where the word came from. English spelling only really started to be standardised with the introduction of the printing press to England by William Caxton and I believe spelling was based on the pronounciation of words within a triangle made by London, Oxford and Cambridge which was where the first printing press was set up. My son told me once that the word weird is a really weird word because it doesn't follow the 'i' before 'e' except after 'c' rule. Penelope Piip originally from Sydney, Australia, now a resident of Groton, MA, USA. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Possie
At 05:48 PM 2/17/04 -0500, Judith Bongiovanni wrote: Could someone tell me what I have missed. What is a possie? What is the derivation of the word? It's from possum comitatus and refers to a group of temporarily-deputized citizens on horseback. -- Joy Beeson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~joybeeson/ west of Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A. where the snow has melted and re-frozen. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] secret pal
Hello secret pal, I hope you are cooler than I am. We are having 40c again today.There is $1000 fine for using air conditioners and all other electricity is severly limited. We also have strict water controls in place. We have not had much severe heat this year and one would think the relevant autorities could get their act together instead of spending so much money on adverts to tell us how wonderful they are. Now I have got that off my chest I must thank you for thr lovely package. The pincushion is very nice...another of my collections is pincushions. I am very pleased with the Sylko as it has not been available here for a while. The notelets will of course be very handy. Thank you Mary Wiedermann To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
