Temple Meads
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Another phrase/word that I can't stand being used out of conext is "Cool".
OK that's cool man..
Won't stop me and other people using that word though
Another phrase/word that I can't stand being used out of conext is "Cool".
Define "Normal"?Chips - Normal "British" cut.
Fries - Thin cut (like McDonalds).
Steak Chips / Chunky Chips - Thicker than normal.
Crinkle Cut - Normal, but crinkly.
Despite what it does, the appliance name is still "vacuum cleaner".As I said earlier some words are in "common usage". Strictly speaking a vacuum cleaner does not produce a vacuum, it produces an air pressure differential.This also can be said for that appliance you use to suck things up from the carpet. What is it? Not a Hoover, that is a brand. The appliance is a vacuum cleaner.
Therein lies the problem. "as far as I know". What if what you did know was wrong? :PI cannot see that link, however the L&MR did invent 'commuting' tickets, and the more general word came from that as far as I know.The O.E.D. disagrees with you!
No. In fact, the majority would probably understand "train station" better than "railway station" as the latter creates more processing power for the speaker and the listener.Does anyone apart from those on here really care?
No, but it shows your age and intelligence :roll:OK that's cool man..
Won't stop me and other people using that word though
OK that's cool man..
Won't stop me and other people using that word though
A lot of words associated with early aviation are imported from France. Fuselage, empennage, nacelle and hanger for instance. Louis Bleriot and Maurice Farman may have had something to do with it. Really, any permanent facility for the landing and maintenance of aeroplanes (French, avion came later) is an aerodrome (again French).
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Chips - Normal "British" cut.
Fries - Thin cut (like McDonalds).
Steak Chips / Chunky Chips - Thicker than normal.
Crinkle Cut - Normal, but crinkly.
Define "Normal"?
Normal:
Therein lies the problem. "as far as I know". What if what you did know was wrong? :P
But then saying that, I don't agree that the week begins on a Sunday. It's called the "weekend" because it is at the end of the week. Why don't we call it "week beginning"? Exactly. Monday will ALWAYS be the first day of the week.
This thread is a typical "I'll try and out-geek you and prove you wrong" which I find increasing around these forums. While there is nothing wrong with debate and such, the same old "being pedantic..." and "i'll get my coat" I find increasingly annoying. However saying that, there is nothing wrong with attempting to correct someone when they haven't got it quite right.
Taking my turn to be pedantic in respect of aeroplanes rather than railways... hangers are for coats!!! Large buildings on aerodromes inside which aeroplanes can be parked are in fact hangars :roll:
Andy
No, but it shows your age and intelligence :roll:
There really wasn't such a thing as a 'weekend' before the Industrial Revolution, and even then people worked Saturday mornings, with Sundays the only full day of rest.But then saying that, I don't agree that the week begins on a Sunday. It's called the "weekend" because it is at the end of the week. Why don't we call it "week beginning"? Exactly. Monday will ALWAYS be the first day of the week.
Ha ha, no. The next topic is whether it's a ten "coach" or a "car" train :PWe'll have to define 'Train' next!!
Is a motorized coach a train? A diesel/electric single unit/ rail-bus?
A good point, well made.... this time around :PAnd I have a feeling that your presumption about my intelligence from my use of one word somewhat betrays your own lack of intelligence, and perhaps your age :P
Coach. "Car" is an Americanism...at least as far as the mainline is concerned, but I believe "car" is the official term on the LU.Ha ha, no. The next topic is whether it's a ten "coach" or a "car" train :P
Loads of '8 Car Stop' signs in third-rail land.
But the auto-announcements on-board say "coach".
As do the labels on the outside of IC trains.
I noticed a sign in Sheffield recently pointing to the Train Station rather than Railway Station.
Dynamometer Car.
"Train station" does seem to have crept into fashion in the last 10 years or so. I'm not that old, but I can remember a time when most people called them railway stations.
There really wasn't such a thing as a 'weekend' before the Industrial Revolution, and even then people worked Saturday mornings, with Sundays the only full day of rest.
Friday is the end of the working week. Anyway, even Sunday can be the weekend even if it's the start of the week. It's the front end