Sam, go to google.co.uk, search for "sun reader" with "pages from the UK" selected. From the results you should see that it is a phrase anyone in the uk would recognise and is in common usage.
Some of the headlines on this page should give you a clue why that is the case: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/4758887.stm On 6/7/06, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Starting with "in fact..." > > Obviously since it's the most read paper in the UK that can't be a > true statement. Unless you want to go on and say people read it > because they know they're stupid. > > It's that damn elitist attitude that annoys me. > > I'm actually lost as to why you jumped in but wont jump out. > > > On 6/7/06, Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote: > > Ok, here's what Wayne said: > > > > "First I have heard of it, probably just the Sun trying to stir up > > trouble again - it's far from a serious newspaper, in fact in the UK > > "sun reader" is actually a derogatory term equivalent to calling > > someone stupid." > > > > > > > > Now, where did Wayne say that all sun readers were stupid? I didn't > > see an "I think" or "I believe" or anything that implied that this was > > his view. So yes, your attack was unfounded just as my attack was > > unfounded.....mine was purposefully unfounded though. Unfortunately > > that was lost on you. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:208426 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
