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Alan OBrien
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 1:49 am
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Lots of them about. Is it a plague of daddy-long-legses, or of
daddy-long-legs, or of daddies-long-legs?
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Harvey Van Sickle
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 2:16 am
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On 22 Sep 2005, Alan OBrien wrote
| Quote: | Lots of them about. Is it a plague of daddy-long-legses, or of
daddy-long-legs, or of daddies-long-legs?
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Can't help with that -- but just in case anyone's not aware of this,
it's pondially the name of two entirely different critters.
(Sure are a lot of the UK ones about this year, though, whatever the
plural is.)
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ray o'hara
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 2:21 am
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"Alan OBrien" <alaneobrienSPAM@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Lots of them about. Is it a plague of daddy-long-legses, or of
daddy-long-legs, or of daddies-long-legs?
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Daddy-long-legs where i come from{Boston Mass.} they are good, they eat bad
bugs.
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Harvey Van Sickle
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 2:24 am
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On 22 Sep 2005, ray o'hara wrote
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"Alan OBrien" <alaneobrienSPAM@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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Lots of them about. Is it a plague of daddy-long-legses, or of
daddy-long-legs, or of daddies-long-legs?
Daddy-long-legs where i come from{Boston Mass.} they are good,
they eat bad bugs.
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Different animal than the UK (where it's the name for a crane fly
rather than a spider).
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Phil C.
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 3:23 am
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On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 20:16:43 GMT, Harvey Van Sickle
<harvey.news@ntlworld.com> wrote:
| Quote: | On 22 Sep 2005, Alan OBrien wrote
Lots of them about. Is it a plague of daddy-long-legses, or of
daddy-long-legs, or of daddies-long-legs?
Can't help with that -- but just in case anyone's not aware of this,
it's pondially the name of two entirely different critters.
(Sure are a lot of the UK ones about this year, though, whatever the
plural is.)
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I'm told it's due to a dearth of wasps which is due to a cold snap in
spring. Must be true - bloke in the pub said so.
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Harvey Van Sickle
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 3:27 am
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On 22 Sep 2005, Phil C. wrote
| Quote: | On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 20:16:43 GMT, Harvey Van Sickle
harvey.news@ntlworld.com> wrote:
On 22 Sep 2005, Alan OBrien wrote
Lots of them about. Is it a plague of daddy-long-legses, or of
daddy-long-legs, or of daddies-long-legs?
Can't help with that -- but just in case anyone's not aware of
this, it's pondially the name of two entirely different critters.
(Sure are a lot of the UK ones about this year, though, whatever
the plural is.)
I'm told it's due to a dearth of wasps which is due to a cold snap
in spring. Must be true - bloke in the pub said so.
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Good enough source for me...
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John Dean
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 4:43 am
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Alan OBrien wrote:
| Quote: | Lots of them about. Is it a plague of daddy-long-legses, or of
daddy-long-legs, or of daddies-long-legs?
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It's a plague of crane flies.
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Mark in Stumptown
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 4:54 am
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On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 19:49:15 GMT, "Alan OBrien"
<alaneobrienSPAM@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
| Quote: | Lots of them about. Is it a plague of daddy-long-legses, or of
daddy-long-legs, or of daddies-long-legs?
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A plague of harvestmen, in the US. There are no harvestwomen.
Mark in Portland, OR,
by way of Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee and Maryland.
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Portland, OR, USA
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Pat Durkin
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 5:19 am
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"Alan OBrien" <alaneobrienSPAM@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Lots of them about. Is it a plague of daddy-long-legses, or of
daddy-long-legs, or of daddies-long-legs?
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I use the same term for singular and for plural. As soon as you say a
"plague" of them, the listener and reader will have no trouble understanding
you are expressing a plural. All the daddy-long-legs are missing one leg. |
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JPG
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 2:04 pm
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On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 19:49:15 GMT, "Alan OBrien"
<alaneobrienSPAM@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
| Quote: | Lots of them about. Is it a plague of daddy-long-legses, or of
daddy-long-legs, or of daddies-long-legs?
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No, it's craneflies. |
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Harvey Van Sickle
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 2:06 pm
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On 23 Sep 2005, JPG wrote
| Quote: | On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 19:49:15 GMT, "Alan OBrien"
alaneobrienSPAM@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
Lots of them about. Is it a plague of daddy-long-legses, or of
daddy-long-legs, or of daddies-long-legs?
No, it's craneflies.
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Two words, I think -- "crane flies".
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JPG
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 4:08 pm
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On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 08:06:38 GMT, Harvey Van Sickle <harvey.news@ntlworld.com>
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| Quote: | On 23 Sep 2005, JPG wrote
On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 19:49:15 GMT, "Alan OBrien"
alaneobrienSPAM@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
Lots of them about. Is it a plague of daddy-long-legses, or of
daddy-long-legs, or of daddies-long-legs?
No, it's craneflies.
Two words, I think -- "crane flies".
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I disagree, I think it's one word.
http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/invertebrates_terrestrial_and_freshwater/Tipula_paludosa/ |
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Harvey Van Sickle
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 5:05 pm
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On 23 Sep 2005, JPG wrote
| Quote: | On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 08:06:38 GMT, Harvey Van Sickle
harvey.news@ntlworld.com> wrote:
On 23 Sep 2005, JPG wrote
On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 19:49:15 GMT, "Alan OBrien"
alaneobrienSPAM@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
Lots of them about. Is it a plague of daddy-long-legses, or of
daddy-long-legs, or of daddies-long-legs?
No, it's craneflies.
Two words, I think -- "crane flies".
I disagree, I think it's one word.
http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/invertebrates_terrestrial_and_fre
shwater/Tipula_paludosa/
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I'll trade ya' cites:
http://www.insects.org/entophiles/diptera/dipt_003.html
For what it's worth, Collins also has it as two words rather than one,
but it might be an either/or choice in international naming circles.
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JPG
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 5:33 pm
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On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 11:05:02 GMT, Harvey Van Sickle <harvey.news@ntlworld.com>
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| Quote: | On 23 Sep 2005, JPG wrote
On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 08:06:38 GMT, Harvey Van Sickle
harvey.news@ntlworld.com> wrote:
On 23 Sep 2005, JPG wrote
On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 19:49:15 GMT, "Alan OBrien"
alaneobrienSPAM@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
Lots of them about. Is it a plague of daddy-long-legses, or of
daddy-long-legs, or of daddies-long-legs?
No, it's craneflies.
Two words, I think -- "crane flies".
I disagree, I think it's one word.
http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/invertebrates_terrestrial_and_fre
shwater/Tipula_paludosa/
I'll trade ya' cites:
http://www.insects.org/entophiles/diptera/dipt_003.html
For what it's worth, Collins also has it as two words rather than one,
but it might be an either/or choice in international naming circles.
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Harvey Van Sickle
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 5:38 pm
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On 23 Sep 2005, JPG wrote
| Quote: | On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 11:05:02 GMT, Harvey Van Sickle
harvey.news@ntlworld.com> wrote:
On 23 Sep 2005, JPG wrote
On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 08:06:38 GMT, Harvey Van Sickle
harvey.news@ntlworld.com> wrote:
On 23 Sep 2005, JPG wrote
On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 19:49:15 GMT, "Alan OBrien"
alaneobrienSPAM@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
Lots of them about. Is it a plague of daddy-long-legses, or
of daddy-long-legs, or of daddies-long-legs?
No, it's craneflies.
Two words, I think -- "crane flies".
I disagree, I think it's one word.
http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/invertebrates_terrestrial_and_f
re shwater/Tipula_paludosa/
I'll trade ya' cites:
http://www.insects.org/entophiles/diptera/dipt_003.html
For what it's worth, Collins also has it as two words rather than
one, but it might be an either/or choice in international naming
circles.
True. Truce?
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Yup.
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Cheers, Harvey
Canadian (30 years) and British (23 years)
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