At 19:36 1-12-2001 -0500, you wrote: >From: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: Cotty's Pentax Mods December update posted... > > >Very interesting, Richard! I think I may have caught one small error--in > >America "thumb tack" and "push-pin" are two different things--the thumb tack > >a short tack with a flat, circular metal head, and the push-pin a short tack > >with a molded plastic head that is possible to get a grip on between thumb > >and forefinger. We call the flat metal ones "thumb tacks" too. > >Sorry, I've not had a chance to check out the linguistics web site yet >(just git in from a kid's Christmas party). In UK the above thumb tack is >known as a 'drawing pin'. Please don't ask me why... > >Cotty
It's because it's for pinning drawings up, of course! (honest!) Wendy --- Wendy & Paul Beard Ottawa, Canada mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
