Tamara wrote:
How many *native English speakers* from other
countries (UK, OZ, Canada) also recognised and interpreted correctly
the same truncated version?
Fr scr nd svn yrs g r frfthrs brght frth t ths ntn...
As a UK English speaker it took me quite a while to work it out. To start
with,
How many *native English speakers* from other
countries (UK, OZ, Canada) also recognised and interpreted correctly
the same truncated version?
Fr scr nd svn yrs g r frfthrs brght frth t ths ntn...
well this one from Scotland still doesn't
jenny barron
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Hi Noelene,
At 06:06 AM 15-02-04 +1100, you wrote:
Just heard that Adelaide has had its hottest temperature yesterday
since 1939 - 43 degrees C!!! Firefighters are on alert, but so far
no destructive fires. Are you surviving OK Shirley?
Thanks for your concern. Yep, we're surviving
Dear Friends,
With the recent release of the movie Calendar Girls, I have been reminded
by one of our members, that we did talk about producing a calendar of
scantily clad lace makers.
I had another thought, that if we in fact made it a book (without the
calendar bit) we could keep printing
Hello all,
I recognized this within seconds. As neighbours to the USA, I have heard
of this since my childhood. I don't remember if we studied it in school,
but I knew the words _and_ the name of the Address and the speaker's name
(see subject line).However, I am college educated, and a
How many *native English speakers* from other
countries (UK, OZ, Canada) also recognised and interpreted correctly
the same truncated version?
Fr scr nd svn yrs g r frfthrs brght frth t ths ntn...
Like Helen, it didn't just immediately make sense to me, but as I too love
crosswords
On 15 Feb 2004, at 05:08, Tamara P. Duvall wrote:
Not to a foreigner, it isn't :) In fact, perhaps the meaning is not so
apparent even to an English speaker but one from outside of the
*US*...
Fr scr nd svn yrs g r frfthrs brght frth t ths ntn...
I had to think about some of it - (not being
One would hope that all the American lacers would get it, I think all my
American connections help, otherwise I wouldn't have a clue. And with
Noelene's hint, I even figured out hers. Does this mean my brain is
improving or I just have too much time on my hands.
Lynn Scott, Wollongong,
At 12:27 PM 2/15/2004, you wrote:
Four score and seven years ago our forefathers brought forth to this nation
Was it part of the Declaration of Independance?
It is the misquoted start of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. See below.
As I remember my history, there were two speakers at this
Very funny, Jackie!I know you find Brisbane cool after Darwin - but
remember, I lived in Brisbane when we first arrived in Australia, so you can't
pull the wool over my eyes about Brisbane weather!
Regards, Ruth (Sydney, where its still continuing hot and humid, although a
cool change is
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