Re: OT: Obscure Questions (was What's in the name?)
On 24/07/2015 12:02 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: On 24 Jul 2015, at 17:48, John wrote: On 7/23/2015 1:59 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: John wrote: ... and why do people park their cars in driveways & drive them on parkways? http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/410/why-do-we-drive-on-the-parkway-and-park-on-the-driveway I already knew that, but it doesn't answer the REAL question of why is English such a funny language? I blame the Welsh Good plan. Anyone who can come up with Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch as the name of a town should be taking the blame for something. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Obscure Questions (was What's in the name?)
On 24 Jul 2015, at 17:48, John wrote: > >> On 7/23/2015 1:59 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: >> John wrote: >> >>> ... and why do people park their cars in driveways & drive them on parkways? >> >> http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/410/why-do-we-drive-on-the-parkway-and-park-on-the-driveway > > I already knew that, but it doesn't answer the REAL question of why is > English such a funny language? > I blame the Welsh B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Obscure Questions (was What's in the name?)
It's a funny language because the Romans, Danes, French and various German tribes wouldn't just stay home. On 7/24/2015 12:48 PM, John wrote: On 7/23/2015 1:59 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: John wrote: ... and why do people park their cars in driveways & drive them on parkways? http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/410/why-do-we-drive-on-the-parkway-and-park-on-the-driveway I already knew that, but it doesn't answer the REAL question of why is English such a funny language? ... and as Jinx the cat said, "Not funny ha ha, funny sheesh!" -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Obscure Questions (was What's in the name?)
I think I stole it from Steven Wright. Maybe *HE* stole it from Carlin? On 7/23/2015 4:32 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: stealing lines from Carlin are ya.. ann On 7/23/2015 1:17 PM, John wrote: ... and why do people park their cars in driveways & drive them on parkways? On 7/23/2015 12:24 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: speaking of obscure language questions... As my sons were growing up, we wondered what happened to Frigerators. We knew about re-frigerators, but where were the originals? A big landfill somewhere? When the milk gets warm and you put it back in the refrigerator, whats happening? You replacing the original frigeration it had before breakfast? And Be'Jesus. If you can scare the Be'Jesus out of somebody, where does it go? How is it replenished? How do you know if you have enough? Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 9:27 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: I know that there are quite a few language and grammar geeks among PDMLers. That's why I thought I'd share this linguistic question that got me puzzled. I see that almost everybody who is talking about Circular Polarizers uses an abbreviation "CPL", either as a noun or adjective (e.g. CPL filter). The curious part is that none of the online photography articles and reviews that talks about "CPL" bothers to deabbreviate it. (Just as a reference, all scientific journals where I've published my articles require to define any abbreviation before using it for the first time, even for those that are common in the field.) So, my question is "What does the `L' in CPL stand for?" I have 3 versions of what it might be (or what photographers who use that abbreviation might mean), including a standard one that is typically used in optical methods in physics, chemistry and related areas of science. None of those 3 would be strictly speaking correct. So, I am suspecting that I might be missing something more obvious. So, what does the `L' in CPL stand for? Thank you, Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Obscure Questions (was What's in the name?)
On 7/23/2015 1:59 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: John wrote: ... and why do people park their cars in driveways & drive them on parkways? http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/410/why-do-we-drive-on-the-parkway-and-park-on-the-driveway I already knew that, but it doesn't answer the REAL question of why is English such a funny language? ... and as Jinx the cat said, "Not funny ha ha, funny sheesh!" -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Obscure Questions (was What's in the name?)
So they can fly off a runway. > On Jul 24, 2015, at 5:17 am, John wrote: > > ... and why do people park their cars in driveways & drive them on parkways? > > On 7/23/2015 12:24 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: >> speaking of obscure language questions... >> >> As my sons were growing up, we wondered what happened to Frigerators. >> We knew about re-frigerators, but where were the originals? >> A big landfill somewhere? >> When the milk gets warm and you put it back in the refrigerator, whats >> happening? >> You replacing the original frigeration it had before breakfast? >> >> And Be'Jesus. >> If you can scare the Be'Jesus out of somebody, where does it go? >> How is it replenished? >> How do you know if you have enough? >> >> Regards, Bob S. >> >> >> On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 9:27 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: >>> >>> I know that there are quite a few language and grammar geeks among PDMLers. >>> That's why I thought I'd share this linguistic question that >>> got me puzzled. >>> >>> I see that almost everybody who is talking about Circular Polarizers uses an >>> abbreviation "CPL", either as a noun or adjective (e.g. CPL filter). The >>> curious part is that none of the online photography articles and reviews >>> that talks about "CPL" bothers to deabbreviate it. >>> (Just as a reference, all scientific journals where I've published my >>> articles require to define any abbreviation before using it for the first >>> time, even for those that are common in the field.) >>> >>> So, my question is "What does the `L' in CPL stand for?" >>> I have 3 versions of what it might be (or what photographers who use that >>> abbreviation might mean), including a standard one that is typically used in >>> optical methods in physics, chemistry and related areas of science. None of >>> those 3 would be strictly speaking correct. >>> So, I am suspecting that I might be missing something more obvious. >>> >>> So, what does the `L' in CPL stand for? >>> >>> Thank you, >>> >>> Igor >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Obscure Questions (was What's in the name?)
On 2015-07-23 11:17 , John wrote: ... and why do people park their cars in driveways & drive them on parkways? don't people drive bikes and ride cars, after all? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Obscure Questions (was What's in the name?)
stealing lines from Carlin are ya.. ann On 7/23/2015 1:17 PM, John wrote: ... and why do people park their cars in driveways & drive them on parkways? On 7/23/2015 12:24 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: speaking of obscure language questions... As my sons were growing up, we wondered what happened to Frigerators. We knew about re-frigerators, but where were the originals? A big landfill somewhere? When the milk gets warm and you put it back in the refrigerator, whats happening? You replacing the original frigeration it had before breakfast? And Be'Jesus. If you can scare the Be'Jesus out of somebody, where does it go? How is it replenished? How do you know if you have enough? Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 9:27 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: I know that there are quite a few language and grammar geeks among PDMLers. That's why I thought I'd share this linguistic question that got me puzzled. I see that almost everybody who is talking about Circular Polarizers uses an abbreviation "CPL", either as a noun or adjective (e.g. CPL filter). The curious part is that none of the online photography articles and reviews that talks about "CPL" bothers to deabbreviate it. (Just as a reference, all scientific journals where I've published my articles require to define any abbreviation before using it for the first time, even for those that are common in the field.) So, my question is "What does the `L' in CPL stand for?" I have 3 versions of what it might be (or what photographers who use that abbreviation might mean), including a standard one that is typically used in optical methods in physics, chemistry and related areas of science. None of those 3 would be strictly speaking correct. So, I am suspecting that I might be missing something more obvious. So, what does the `L' in CPL stand for? Thank you, Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Obscure Questions (was What's in the name?)
My dictionary, lexicon, wordbook, wordfinder, vocabulary, synonymy, encyclopaedia, storehouse, repository, treasury does... B [Chambers Thesaurus (iOS) © Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd.] > On 23 Jul 2015, at 20:09, Darren Addy wrote: > > And, as Steven Wright famously asked, "Does anybody have another word > for thesaurus?". > > -- > Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Obscure Questions (was What's in the name?)
On 23 July 2015 at 20:09, Darren Addy wrote: > And, as Steven Wright famously asked, "Does anybody have another word > for thesaurus?". synonymy -- Eric -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Obscure Questions (was What's in the name?)
And, as Steven Wright famously asked, "Does anybody have another word for thesaurus?". -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Obscure Questions (was What's in the name?)
Maybe because a driveway is a way to the drive, while a parkway is a way to the park? ;-) John Thu, 23 Jul 2015 10:18:54 -0700 wrote: ... and why do people park their cars in driveways & drive them on parkways? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Obscure Questions (was What's in the name?)
John wrote: >... and why do people park their cars in driveways & drive them on parkways? http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/410/why-do-we-drive-on-the-parkway-and-park-on-the-driveway -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Obscure Questions (was What's in the name?)
If the professor on Gilligan's Island make a radio out of a coconut, why can't he fix a hole in a boat? Dave On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 12:24 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > speaking of obscure language questions... > > As my sons were growing up, we wondered what happened to Frigerators. > We knew about re-frigerators, but where were the originals? > A big landfill somewhere? > When the milk gets warm and you put it back in the refrigerator, whats > happening? > You replacing the original frigeration it had before breakfast? > > And Be'Jesus. > If you can scare the Be'Jesus out of somebody, where does it go? > How is it replenished? > How do you know if you have enough? > > Regards, Bob S. > > > On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 9:27 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: >> >> I know that there are quite a few language and grammar geeks among PDMLers. >> That's why I thought I'd share this linguistic question that >> got me puzzled. >> >> I see that almost everybody who is talking about Circular Polarizers uses an >> abbreviation "CPL", either as a noun or adjective (e.g. CPL filter). The >> curious part is that none of the online photography articles and reviews >> that talks about "CPL" bothers to deabbreviate it. >> (Just as a reference, all scientific journals where I've published my >> articles require to define any abbreviation before using it for the first >> time, even for those that are common in the field.) >> >> So, my question is "What does the `L' in CPL stand for?" >> I have 3 versions of what it might be (or what photographers who use that >> abbreviation might mean), including a standard one that is typically used in >> optical methods in physics, chemistry and related areas of science. None of >> those 3 would be strictly speaking correct. >> So, I am suspecting that I might be missing something more obvious. >> >> So, what does the `L' in CPL stand for? >> >> Thank you, >> >> Igor >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Obscure Questions (was What's in the name?)
On 7/23/2015 1:06 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Bob Sullivan wrote: speaking of obscure language questions... As my sons were growing up, we wondered what happened to Frigerators. We knew about re-frigerators, but where were the originals? A big landfill somewhere? When the milk gets warm and you put it back in the refrigerator, whats happening? You replacing the original frigeration it had before breakfast? And Be'Jesus. If you can scare the Be'Jesus out of somebody, where does it go? How is it replenished? How do you know if you have enough? Hmm. You sound a bit gruntled (the opposite of disgruntled). But don't worry about me. I'm off to find the ineffable and determine if it can, in fact, be effed. That brings up a story, best left unsaid. -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Obscure Questions (was What's in the name?)
On 23 Jul 2015, at 18:21, John wrote: > >> On 7/23/2015 1:06 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: >> Bob Sullivan wrote: >> >>> speaking of obscure language questions... >>> >>> As my sons were growing up, we wondered what happened to Frigerators. >>> We knew about re-frigerators, but where were the originals? >>> A big landfill somewhere? >>> When the milk gets warm and you put it back in the refrigerator, whats >>> happening? >>> You replacing the original frigeration it had before breakfast? >>> >>> And Be'Jesus. >>> If you can scare the Be'Jesus out of somebody, where does it go? >>> How is it replenished? >>> How do you know if you have enough? >> >> Hmm. You sound a bit gruntled (the opposite of disgruntled). >> But don't worry about me. I'm off to find the ineffable and determine >> if it can, in fact, be effed. >> >> > > Yeah, EFF 'em all! > The vicar of Fetcham and Effingham [*] Scratches his balls as he's blessing 'em And when they're quite knackered He has them re-lacquered By six Chinese girls while he's effing 'em [*] Fetcham and Effingham is a real place. I believe the vicar is a snooker fan. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Obscure Questions (was What's in the name?)
On 7/23/2015 1:06 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Bob Sullivan wrote: speaking of obscure language questions... As my sons were growing up, we wondered what happened to Frigerators. We knew about re-frigerators, but where were the originals? A big landfill somewhere? When the milk gets warm and you put it back in the refrigerator, whats happening? You replacing the original frigeration it had before breakfast? And Be'Jesus. If you can scare the Be'Jesus out of somebody, where does it go? How is it replenished? How do you know if you have enough? Hmm. You sound a bit gruntled (the opposite of disgruntled). But don't worry about me. I'm off to find the ineffable and determine if it can, in fact, be effed. Yeah, EFF 'em all! -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Obscure Questions (was What's in the name?)
... and why do people park their cars in driveways & drive them on parkways? On 7/23/2015 12:24 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: speaking of obscure language questions... As my sons were growing up, we wondered what happened to Frigerators. We knew about re-frigerators, but where were the originals? A big landfill somewhere? When the milk gets warm and you put it back in the refrigerator, whats happening? You replacing the original frigeration it had before breakfast? And Be'Jesus. If you can scare the Be'Jesus out of somebody, where does it go? How is it replenished? How do you know if you have enough? Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 9:27 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: I know that there are quite a few language and grammar geeks among PDMLers. That's why I thought I'd share this linguistic question that got me puzzled. I see that almost everybody who is talking about Circular Polarizers uses an abbreviation "CPL", either as a noun or adjective (e.g. CPL filter). The curious part is that none of the online photography articles and reviews that talks about "CPL" bothers to deabbreviate it. (Just as a reference, all scientific journals where I've published my articles require to define any abbreviation before using it for the first time, even for those that are common in the field.) So, my question is "What does the `L' in CPL stand for?" I have 3 versions of what it might be (or what photographers who use that abbreviation might mean), including a standard one that is typically used in optical methods in physics, chemistry and related areas of science. None of those 3 would be strictly speaking correct. So, I am suspecting that I might be missing something more obvious. So, what does the `L' in CPL stand for? Thank you, Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Obscure Questions (was What's in the name?)
Bob Sullivan wrote: >speaking of obscure language questions... > >As my sons were growing up, we wondered what happened to Frigerators. >We knew about re-frigerators, but where were the originals? >A big landfill somewhere? >When the milk gets warm and you put it back in the refrigerator, whats >happening? >You replacing the original frigeration it had before breakfast? > >And Be'Jesus. >If you can scare the Be'Jesus out of somebody, where does it go? >How is it replenished? >How do you know if you have enough? Hmm. You sound a bit gruntled (the opposite of disgruntled). But don't worry about me. I'm off to find the ineffable and determine if it can, in fact, be effed. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT: Obscure Questions (was What's in the name?)
speaking of obscure language questions... As my sons were growing up, we wondered what happened to Frigerators. We knew about re-frigerators, but where were the originals? A big landfill somewhere? When the milk gets warm and you put it back in the refrigerator, whats happening? You replacing the original frigeration it had before breakfast? And Be'Jesus. If you can scare the Be'Jesus out of somebody, where does it go? How is it replenished? How do you know if you have enough? Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 9:27 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > I know that there are quite a few language and grammar geeks among PDMLers. > That's why I thought I'd share this linguistic question that > got me puzzled. > > I see that almost everybody who is talking about Circular Polarizers uses an > abbreviation "CPL", either as a noun or adjective (e.g. CPL filter). The > curious part is that none of the online photography articles and reviews > that talks about "CPL" bothers to deabbreviate it. > (Just as a reference, all scientific journals where I've published my > articles require to define any abbreviation before using it for the first > time, even for those that are common in the field.) > > So, my question is "What does the `L' in CPL stand for?" > I have 3 versions of what it might be (or what photographers who use that > abbreviation might mean), including a standard one that is typically used in > optical methods in physics, chemistry and related areas of science. None of > those 3 would be strictly speaking correct. > So, I am suspecting that I might be missing something more obvious. > > So, what does the `L' in CPL stand for? > > Thank you, > > Igor > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
