Brij Bhushan Vij <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Aa Nau Bhadra Kritvo Yantu Vishwatah -Rg Veda.
*****The New Calendar Rhyme*****
Thirty days in July, September:
April, June, November, December;
All the rest have thirty-one; accepting February alone:
Which hath but twenty-nine, to be (in) fine;
Till leap year gives the whole week READY:
Is it not time to MODIFY or change to make it perennial, Oh Daddy!
And make the calendar work with Leap Week Rule! ***** ***** ***** *****
From: "Stephen C. Gallagher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: "Stephen C. Gallagher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [USMA:25274] Re: How is the metrication progress in uspolitics? Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2003 07:24:08 -0500
> Another example of these linguistic remnants is the word 'footage' as in:
>
> Presenter: Do we have any footage of the fire?
> Cameraman: Yes, we've got about 45 seconds.
>
> I really can't fathom how persistent these linguistic relics can be!
In Canada, driving "distances" are usually given in the amount of time it normally takes to drive it, not the actual distance.
Person 1: "How far is it to downtown?" Person 2: "About 25 minutes."
Stephen
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