Re: OT: speaking of days (weeks, months, years, etc.) (was: Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt)

2017-04-01 Thread Liam O'Toole
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.

Re: OT: speaking of days (weeks, months, years, etc.) (was: Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt)

2017-04-01 Thread Lisi Reisz
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!!!

Re: OT: speaking of days (weeks, months, years, etc.) (was: Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt)

2017-04-01 Thread Liam O'Toole
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

Re: OT: speaking of days (weeks, months, years, etc.) (was: Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt)

2017-03-31 Thread Curt
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

Re: OT: speaking of days (weeks, months, years, etc.) (was: Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt)

2017-03-31 Thread Lisi Reisz
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".

Re: OT: speaking of days (weeks, months, years, etc.) (was: Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt)

2017-03-31 Thread Eike Lantzsch
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

Re: OT: speaking of days (weeks, months, years, etc.) (was: Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt)

2017-03-31 Thread rhkramer
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

Re: OT: speaking of days (weeks, months, years, etc.) (was: Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt)

2017-03-31 Thread rhkramer
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

Re: OT: speaking of days (weeks, months, years, etc.) (was: Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt)

2017-03-31 Thread Greg Wooledge
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 >

Re: OT: speaking of days (weeks, months, years, etc.) (was: Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt)

2017-03-31 Thread Lisi Reisz
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

OT: speaking of days (weeks, months, years, etc.) (was: Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt)

2017-03-31 Thread rhkramer
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

Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt

2017-03-31 Thread Terence
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

Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt

2017-03-31 Thread Jonathan Dowland
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

Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt

2017-03-30 Thread Catherine Gramze
> 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

Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt

2017-03-30 Thread Lisi Reisz
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

Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt

2017-03-30 Thread Catherine Gramze
> 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

Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt

2017-03-30 Thread Terence
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

Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt

2017-03-30 Thread John Hasler
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

Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt

2017-03-30 Thread Richard Owlett
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

Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt

2017-03-30 Thread Eike Lantzsch
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

Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt

2017-03-30 Thread Catherine Gramze
> 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

Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt

2017-03-30 Thread Lisi Reisz
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."

Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt

2017-03-30 Thread kAt
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

Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt

2017-03-29 Thread 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?? Lisi