Re: A Dumb American

[David]

one of the delights of this list has been all the too ing and fro-ing around the langauge we use....good fun! sorry for my Aussie-isms..actually they may even be Victoria-isms (my state of residence). These are my definitions (see previous post):   scissors: for use with paper and fabrics only   shears: more universal "industrial" description of cutters...ranges from specialised fabric shears of the type used in the fashion industry..to tin snips for cutting thin sheet metal   secateurs: pruners, for cutting plant material...there are several OTs here in Melbourne that specialize in the use of the occupations of horticulture and gardening..it's an interesting...dare-I-say-it-yeah-what-the blazes..."greenfields" area of OT (- :    by theway, am I the only one that wishes there was more on this listserv about non-traditional area of OT? cheers, David                 ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 11:59 AM Subject: A Dumb American In a message dated 05/04/2002 6:47:23 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: many different types of bounceback scissors, shears, and secateurs Now, please translate this for me.  I love to hear from people other than the USA, but I use shears as a synonym for scissors, and definitely never heard of  secateurs - that one sounds like a critter to me, maybe the Mississippi phonetic pronunciation the insect we have here, the  Cicada-- Jody