Ahh, but not if they're public school educated ;) Alan
On 28/05/2010, at 6:52 AM, Flato, Gillian wrote: > If someone in the U.K. offers you a fag, they are offering you a cigarette. > > Thank you, > > > Gillian Flato > Technical Writer (Software) > nanometrics > 1550 Buckeye Dr. > Milpitas, CA. 95035 > 9408.545.6316 > ? 408.232.5911 > 4 gflato at nanometrics.com > > "Well Done is better than Well Said" - Benjamin Franklin > > > -----Original Message----- > From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at > lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Lea Rush > Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 11:33 AM > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: RE: Thought for the day > > And don't refer to your waist pouch as a fanny pack. More offended looks ... > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers- >> bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Nancy Allison >> Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 11:03 AM >> To: Syed.Hosain at aeris.net >> Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com >> Subject: Re: Thought for the day >> >> As does rooting for your team, in Australia. Expect a few startled looks, > then >> grins . . . >> >> In case anyone wonders about the tech-writing aspect of this discussion, > it's the >> many tricky highways and byways of localization even within the English >> language. >> >> --Nancy >> >> On May 27, 2010, Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net) >> <Syed.Hosain at aeris.net> wrote: >> >> And ... offering to give someone a ride in your car in the UK has quite a > different >> connotation from the use in the US. :) >> >> Z > _________________________________ > Lea Rush > Software and Documentation Specialist > Astoria-Pacific International > www.astoria-pacific.com > ph: 800-536-3111 > fax: 503-655-7367 > lea at astoria-pacific.com > > Please consider the environment before printing this email. > `?.??.???`?.?.???`?...? ><((((?>`?.??.???`?.?.???`?...?><((((?> > > NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY > > This communication is from Astoria-Pacific International and is intended to > be confidential and solely for the use of the persons or entities addressed > above. If you are not an intended recipient, be aware that the information > contained herein may be protected from unauthorized use by privilege or law, > and any copying, distribution, disclosure, or other use of this information > is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please > contact the sender by return email or telephone (503) 657-3010 immediately, > and delete or destroy all copies. Thank you for your cooperation. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as gflato at nanometrics.com. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/gflato%40nanometrics.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as alan at alphabyte.co.nz. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/alan%40alphabyte.co.nz > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. -- Alan Litchfield MBus (Hons), MNZCS AlphaByte PO Box 1941, Auckland http://www.alphabyte.co.nz http://www.alphabyte.co.nz/beatrice
