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Re: Beware of your GPS!
From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2009 May 2, 05:37 +1000
From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2009 May 2, 05:37 +1000
Yus can't look up to us, Fred. We're all upside-down around here.
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On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 5:33 AM, Fred Hebard <mbiew@comcast.net> wrote:
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:
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>
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> On May 1, 2:24�pm, Peter Fogg <piter...@gmail.com> 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
> >
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