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Ted Schuerzinger
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| Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2005 7:07 am
Post subject: Re: OT: Who's running the NYT [was Re: If I Were the Copy Ed |
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Somebody claiming to be Charles Riggs <chriggs@éircom.net> wrote in
news:edcjl1ti0pg14d8d1cg8fn7uc971cp2et3@4ax.com:
| Quote: | The AmE word for a postman is "mailman", end of story.
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Has the postman stopped ringing twice?
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Ted <fedya at bestweb dot net>
Oh Marge, anyone can miss Canada, all tucked away down there....
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Charles Riggs
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| Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2005 1:07 pm
Post subject: Re: OT: Who's running the NYT [was Re: If I Were the Copy Ed |
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On Mon, 24 Oct 2005 03:26:57 -0000, Ted Schuerzinger
<fedya@bestweb.spam> wrote:
| Quote: | Somebody claiming to be Charles Riggs <chriggs@éircom.net> wrote in
news:edcjl1ti0pg14d8d1cg8fn7uc971cp2et3@4ax.com:
The AmE word for a postman is "mailman", end of story.
Has the postman stopped ringing twice?
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A good point. Nevertheless, "postman" is rarely used by Americans.
Conversely, he's rarely, if ever, called a mailman in Ireland, a case
we can safely extend to the rest of the British Isles, I suspect.
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Linz
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| Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 5:58 pm
Post subject: Re: Latch |
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Sara Lorimer wrote:
| Quote: | Tony Cooper <tony_cooper213@earthlink.net> wrote:
On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 23:27:22 -0000, msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote:
Tony Cooper:
Americans don't usually use "latch" at all unless they are talking
about fence gates. For some reason, fence gates have latches, but
that's the only instance I can think of where the device that
holds a door closed is routinely called a "latch".
What about the trunk of a car?
Yes, trunk latch would be used. We just don't mention them very
often. Same with door latches on the automobile. Some use "latch"
to describe the device that fastens a cabinet closed.
"Latch", or "latches", isn't unheard, but neither is often heard.
"Latch" brings something else to mind for some of us (hi, Linz!), but
I'll spare Charles's delicate ears.
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And his delicate eyes.
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Sara Lorimer
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| Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 10:32 pm
Post subject: Re: Latch |
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Linz <spam@lindsayendell.org.uk> wrote:
| Quote: | Sara Lorimer wrote:
"Latch" brings something else to mind for some of us (hi, Linz!), but
I'll spare Charles's delicate ears.
And his delicate eyes.
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Good point (unless OAL is involved somehow).
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