On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 at 23:56:53, P Witte wrote:
(ref: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>)
>Dilwyn Jones writes:
>
>>>> .. and the USA date format is totally confusing.
>>>>
>>>> 01/02/2006 is January 2nd whereas most of the world treat it as
>>>> February
>>>> 1st.
>>>
>>> It's pretty logcial though,they just write it as they speak it:
>>>
>>> January second two thousand six
>>> as unfortunaltely, they are burdened (ha!) with then english
>>> language which
>>> puts the month first, then the day, then the year.
>>>
>> Nothing divides us as much as a common language eh?
>
>According to Oscar Wilde the British have everything in common with the
>Americans except the language. A typical Wilde exaggeration, of course, but
>perhpas he has a point..
There are so many totally different (but related) meanings:
pants (what superman wears outside his trousers (8-)# )
fanny (_that_ one can be very embarrassing)
bomb (as in parties)
and so on.
I was driving along through "Road Work" (and that is another) near
Washington DC. The very large sign to the drivers said "Keep on the
Pavement" - but the pavement was full of pedestrians (8-)#
Tony
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