.The journey is just as important as the destination.
Especially with the right car.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
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From: "Brian Walters" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: OT: Word of the Day
Thanks all for the detailed explanations. As ever, the collected wisdom
of the PDML did not disappoint!
I agree with Bob about straight roads being an abomination. We're about
to head off on one of our road trips. A motorway is available but, as
usual, we'll follow the inland road, stopping off at lots of interesting
places that the motorways bypass. The journey is just as important as
the destination.
Cheers
Brian
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Brian Walters
Western Sydney Australia
http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/
On Thu, Apr 14, 2016, at 05:28 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote:
In England in the early 18th century there was a major road-building
programme. The new roads were built straight, or existing roads
straightened, with tolls levied at the turnpikes, so they became known
as turnpike roads. Straight roads are for speed, which I suspect (being
too lazy to look it up) is why the word became associated with
expressways, motorways, whatever.
Over here we don't use the word for motorways etc., it's only used, as
far as I'm aware, for the original Georgian roads.
People often mistake old turnpike roads for Roman roads, and vice versa.
Roads shouldn't be straight. They should follow contour lines, or old
animal migration trails, or drove roads. Straight roads are an
abomination. Although it's quite nice to follow Roman roads. There's a
good one leading from Pontoise right into Paris.
B
> On 12 Apr 2016, at 22:50, Brian Walters <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Speaking of words, 'turnpike' is one I've never understood. I know it
> refers to what we (ie. downunder) would call an expressway or motorway,
> but what's the etymology of 'turnpike'?
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Brian
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