Language

[Guest guest]

Hi Fraggle

 

>yogi berra was another baseball player..famous fer destroying the english language...

>as fer obscure..maybe we could just sit and yell:

>CHEL-SEA!

>AR SE NAL!

>at each other

 

If you feel that would be of help... although I'd be more inclined to just counter your Babe Ruth's and Yogi Berras with an Ian Botham and a Brian Lara. Although, cricket is at least played on more than one continent ;-)

 

 

BB

Peter

[Guest guest]

Hi Peter

 

>While we are on the subject of footy, why is it that you Yanks are Olympic champions at football ( sorry - soccer ), your world cup team is pants!

 

Probably because most of the good teams don't take part in Olympic football....

 

BB

Peter

[Guest guest]

I would have to say that your ID fits you well!

 

Nikki

 

 

, King Daevid MacKenzie

<echoesmaster wrote:

>

> peter VV sez:

> > Funny thing about American sports, they like to have a World

Series,

> > without the rest of the world!

>

> ...simple enough explanation. Spalding's Base Ball Guide, a 19th

Century

> sports annual that covered major league baseball, tagged the

interleague

> baseball championship " The World Series " in an attempt to hype the

sport

> into expanding into other nations, anticipating a day when the

sport

> would be played professionally in Australia, Africa and Europe.

There's

> a fascinating little page about it at

> http://roadsidephotos.com/baseball/name.htm that goes into

detail...

>

>

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fer wot its worth..baseball is very popular in latin america, and various places in asia (japan, okinawa, etc)

Peter Kebbell Jun 20, 2006 12:53 AM Re: Language

Hi Fraggle

 

>yogi berra was another baseball player..famous fer destroying the english language...

>as fer obscure..maybe we could just sit and yell:

>CHEL-SEA!

>AR SE NAL!

>at each other

 

If you feel that would be of help... although I'd be more inclined to just counter your Babe Ruth's and Yogi Berras with an Ian Botham and a Brian Lara. Although, cricket is at least played on more than one continent ;-)

 

BB

Peter

Defending this corruption on which you are sat

You tell me what to think, you tell me this and that

`Freedom is O.K. you scum` but make sure it`s never used

In your defence of liberty I always stand accused

[Guest guest]

It may be, but do these nations take part in the world series? Be great to see teams from Cuba etc.......probably kick the Yankees ass! The Valley Vegan............fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote: fer wot its worth..baseball is very popular in latin america, and various places in asia (japan, okinawa, etc) Peter Kebbell Jun 20, 2006 12:53 AM Re: Language Hi Fraggle >yogi berra was another baseball player..famous fer destroying the

english language... >as fer obscure..maybe we could just sit and yell: >CHEL-SEA! >AR SE NAL! >at each other If you feel that would be of help... although I'd be more inclined to just counter your Babe Ruth's and Yogi Berras with an Ian Botham and a Brian Lara. Although, cricket is at least played on more than one continent ;-) BB Peter Defending this corruption on which you are sat You tell me what to think, you tell me this and that `Freedom is O.K. you scum` but make sure it`s never used In your defence of liberty I always stand accusedPeter H

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just cannuckistan

 

like i care...heh...sports waste valuable beer drinking time

peter VV Jun 20, 2006 4:23 PM Re: Language

It may be, but do these nations take part in the world series?

Be great to see teams from Cuba etc.......probably kick the Yankees ass!

 

The Valley Vegan............

Defending this corruption on which you are sat

You tell me what to think, you tell me this and that

`Freedom is O.K. you scum` but make sure it`s never used

In your defence of liberty I always stand accused

[Guest guest]

Where I live in the Western US (Colorado) we think of Eastern ,

Southern and Northern US/American English to be different

languages..LOL I loved it in New England and just wanted to sit and

listen to the wonderful way the English Language was spoken there. Then

down South , especially Cajun is just so interesting and beautiful to

hear. We lived in Cali for a couple years and everyone thought we had

an 'accent' and spoke another language. (smile) For the life of me I

cannot understand the Brittish Cockney Accent and my ancestors came

here from London.

I know one thing we can all understand without a problem and that is

the 'language of good Vegetarian/Vegan food.

Sending smiles and hugs your way

Deanna in Colorado

also in recycled_gardens

and organic_gardens

[Guest guest]

I'm a California native and I never understood the

dinner for lunch and the supper for dinner terms. LOL

Donna

 

--- genny_y2k <genny_y2k wrote:

 

> Where I live in the Western US (Colorado) we think

> of Eastern ,

> Southern and Northern US/American English to be

> different

> languages..LOL I loved it in New England and just

> wanted to sit and

> listen to the wonderful way the English Language was

> spoken there. Then

> down South , especially Cajun is just so interesting

> and beautiful to

> hear. We lived in Cali for a couple years and

> everyone thought we had

> an 'accent' and spoke another language. (smile) For

> the life of me I

> cannot understand the Brittish Cockney Accent and my

> ancestors came

> here from London.

> I know one thing we can all understand without a

> problem and that is

> the 'language of good Vegetarian/Vegan food.

> Sending smiles and hugs your way

> Deanna in Colorado

> also in recycled_gardens

> and organic_gardens

>

>

 

 

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the dust of everyday life.

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[Guest guest]

You lived in Cali? As in Colombia? Lovely!!

 

BTW - You're not ~~supposed~~ to understand cockney - it's a complex

language specially devised (especially with the many derivations

of 'rhyming slang') to be unintelligible - especially to the local

Bobbies (police).

 

Where in Colorado? I was in Denver many years and my husband is from

the mountains west of Denver.

 

Hilary in Germany

 

....... We lived in Cali for a couple years and everyone thought we had

> an 'accent' and spoke another language. (smile) For the life of me I

> cannot understand the Brittish Cockney Accent and my ancestors came

> here from London.

>

[Guest guest]

-Cali as in California. I was born and raised in Colorado and live

south of Denver. I have both Brittish and German ancestors so feel a

close tie to Europe.

Sending smiles and hugs your way

Deanna in Colorado

**********************************************************************

-- In , " h_detmers " <h_detmers

wrote:

>

> You lived in Cali? As in Colombia? Lovely!!

>

> BTW - You're not ~~supposed~~ to understand cockney - it's a

complex

> language specially devised (especially with the many derivations

> of 'rhyming slang') to be unintelligible - especially to the local

> Bobbies (police).

>

> Where in Colorado? I was in Denver many years and my husband is

from

> the mountains west of Denver.

>

> Hilary in Germany

>

> ...... We lived in Cali for a couple years and everyone thought we

had

> > an 'accent' and spoke another language. (smile) For the life of

me I

> > cannot understand the Brittish Cockney Accent and my ancestors

came

> > here from London.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

That is an easy one to explain. Just count. Some people eat breakfast, lunch

and dinner. Others eat breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper.

Actually in the midwest and especially in the grain belt, where thers is so

much agriculture, it is quite usual for a hard working farm man to need at least

3 solid meals and lunches in between.

Maybe not so much now, with all the machinery that does so much of the hard

work, but I can remember 40 years ago in Iowa that it seemed that the women

hardly got the breakfast dishes done before it was time to start lunch and take

it to the fields for the men to eat and go back to work. As soon as they got

back from that, they started dinner to have a big nurishing meal ready at noon.

For that the men usually came into the house and rested for about 45 minutes

over their coffee before they went back. As soon as they were gone the women

started putting another lunch together that the kids took to the fields as soon

as they got home from school so mom could stay in the house and get supper

ready. Supper was usually about 7, but if it was a real busy time the men

needed to stay in the fields longer, so there was sometimes a snack taken out to

the men about 7 and they continued to work till it was completely dark.

It was a hard life for the men and the women did nothing but cook. I am glad

I live in Alaska.

Katie

 

Donnalilacflower <thelilacflower wrote:

I'm a California native and I never understood the

dinner for lunch and the supper for dinner terms. LOL

Donna

 

--- genny_y2k <genny_y2k wrote:

 

> Where I live in the Western US (Colorado) we think

> of Eastern ,

> Southern and Northern US/American English to be

> different

> languages..LOL I loved it in New England and just

> wanted to sit and

> listen to the wonderful way the English Language was

> spoken there. Then

> down South , especially Cajun is just so interesting

> and beautiful to

> hear. We lived in Cali for a couple years and

> everyone thought we had

> an 'accent' and spoke another language. (smile) For

> the life of me I

> cannot understand the Brittish Cockney Accent and my

> ancestors came

> here from London.

> I know one thing we can all understand without a

> problem and that is

> the 'language of good Vegetarian/Vegan food.

> Sending smiles and hugs your way

> Deanna in Colorado

> also in recycled_gardens

> and organic_gardens

>

>

 

Music washes away from the soul

the dust of everyday life.

- Berthold Auerbach -

 

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[Guest guest]

And just to confuse matters further, in the part of the UK I am from, it is

breakfast, dinner and tea! Lunch is " dinner time " and what other people

would call dinner is " tea time " ! Which probably sounds like a very English

cup of tea and cucumber sandwich affair, but it isn't, it is just the normal

evening meal!

 

 

Carolyn

 

 

 

_____

 

 

On Behalf Of Katie M

01 September 2007 23:58

 

Re: Language

 

 

 

That is an easy one to explain. Just count. Some people eat breakfast, lunch

and dinner. Others eat breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper.

Actually in the midwest and especially in the grain belt, where thers is so

much agriculture, it is quite usual for a hard working farm man to need at

least 3 solid meals and lunches in between.

Maybe not so much now, with all the machinery that does so much of the hard

work, but I can remember 40 years ago in Iowa that it seemed that the women

hardly got the breakfast dishes done before it was time to start lunch and

take it to the fields for the men to eat and go back to work. As soon as

they got back from that, they started dinner to have a big nurishing meal

ready at noon. For that the men usually came into the house and rested for

about 45 minutes over their coffee before they went back. As soon as they

were gone the women started putting another lunch together that the kids

took to the fields as soon as they got home from

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

We used the same terms, Carolyn. I was brought up in London and we

always called our midday meal dinner and our evening meal was tea. At

that time the midday meal was the main meal of the day, my dad cycled

home from work to eat it. Tea consisted of sandwiches or cheese on

toast or beans on toast followed by biscuits (cookies) or cake.

Supper comprised a biscuit (cookie) and a cup of cocoa. From habit I

still usually refer to my evening meal as tea, even though it has

become my main meal.

Christie

 

, " Carolyn " <veggiekat

wrote:

>

> And just to confuse matters further, in the part of the UK I am

from, it is

> breakfast, dinner and tea! Lunch is " dinner time " and what other

people

> would call dinner is " tea time " ! Which probably sounds like a very

English

> cup of tea and cucumber sandwich affair, but it isn't, it is just

the normal

> evening meal!

>

>

> Carolyn

>

>

[Guest guest]

Same for me Carolyn, I was born and bred in Stoke-on-Trent.

 

Sandra

 

, " Carolyn " <veggiekat wrote:

>

> And just to confuse matters further, in the part of the UK I am

from, it is

> breakfast, dinner and tea! Lunch is " dinner time " and what other people

> would call dinner is " tea time " ! Which probably sounds like a very

English

> cup of tea and cucumber sandwich affair, but it isn't, it is just

the normal

> evening meal!

>

>

> Carolyn

>

>

>

> _____

>

>

> On Behalf Of Katie M

> 01 September 2007 23:58

>

> Re: Language

>

>

>

> That is an easy one to explain. Just count. Some people eat

breakfast, lunch

> and dinner. Others eat breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper.

> Actually in the midwest and especially in the grain belt, where

thers is so

> much agriculture, it is quite usual for a hard working farm man to

need at

> least 3 solid meals and lunches in between.

> Maybe not so much now, with all the machinery that does so much of

the hard

> work, but I can remember 40 years ago in Iowa that it seemed that

the women

> hardly got the breakfast dishes done before it was time to start

lunch and

> take it to the fields for the men to eat and go back to work. As soon as

> they got back from that, they started dinner to have a big nurishing

meal

> ready at noon. For that the men usually came into the house and

rested for

> about 45 minutes over their coffee before they went back. As soon as

they

> were gone the women started putting another lunch together that the kids

> took to the fields as soon as they got home from

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Ah it maybe is a Northern thing then Sandra, I am from Liverpool!

 

_____

 

 

On Behalf Of Sandra Hilton

02 September 2007 18:33

 

Re: Language

 

 

 

Same for me Carolyn, I was born and bred in Stoke-on-Trent.

 

Sandra

 

@ <%40>

, " Carolyn " <veggiekat wrote:

>

> And just to confuse matters further, in the part of the UK I am

from, it is

> breakfast, dinner and tea! Lunch is " dinner time " and what other people

> would call dinner is " tea time " ! Which probably sounds like a very

English

> cup of tea and cucumber sandwich affair, but it isn't, it is just

the normal

> evening meal!

>

>

> Carolyn

>

>

>

> _____

>

[Guest guest]

Aha Christie, this all sounds so familiar . Though these days I would

have the beans on toast kind of meal for my " dinner " (lunch) and something

more substantial for my " tea " (dinner). The supper you describe is what we

would have had too, cocoa and a biscuit of some sort. Ah you make me

nostalgic, I want to go and make some cocoa!

 

Carolyn

 

_____

 

 

On Behalf Of christie_0131

02 September 2007 15:08

 

Re: Language

 

 

 

We used the same terms, Carolyn. I was brought up in London and we

always called our midday meal dinner and our evening meal was tea. At

that time the midday meal was the main meal of the day, my dad cycled

home from work to eat it. Tea consisted of sandwiches or cheese on

toast or beans on toast followed by biscuits (cookies) or cake.

Supper comprised a biscuit (cookie) and a cup of cocoa. From habit I

still usually refer to my evening meal as tea, even though it has

become my main meal.

Christie

[Guest guest]

, " Carolyn " <veggiekat

wrote:

beans on toast kind of meal

Hi, I'm new here and right off the bat I'm going to show you how

little I know about being a vegetarian (but we're trying!) ... what

is " beans on toast " ? I know... beans and toast but.... what kind of

beans?? I first heard that talked about on one of my British Comedies

on TV... and have tried to find a recipe or instructions ever

since... We love beans and we love toast so this sounds good and

right on target for our quest more vegetarian information. Thanks, Dot

[Guest guest]

I definately think so Carolyn! LoL

 

S x

 

, " Carolyn " <veggiekat wrote:

>

> Ah it maybe is a Northern thing then Sandra, I am from Liverpool!

>

> _____

>

>

> On Behalf Of Sandra Hilton

> 02 September 2007 18:33

>

> Re: Language

>

>

>

> Same for me Carolyn, I was born and bred in Stoke-on-Trent.

>

> Sandra

>

> @ <%40>

> , " Carolyn " <veggiekat@> wrote:

> >

> > And just to confuse matters further, in the part of the UK I am

> from, it is

> > breakfast, dinner and tea! Lunch is " dinner time " and what other

people

> > would call dinner is " tea time " ! Which probably sounds like a very

> English

> > cup of tea and cucumber sandwich affair, but it isn't, it is just

> the normal

> > evening meal!

> >

> >

> > Carolyn

> >

> >

> >

> > _____

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Dot, over here in the UK we can buy baked beans cooked in a

smooth tomato sauce very reasonably - started by the Heinz company I

think, but now it is so popular and cheap that everyone does their

own brand although I still say Heinz beans are best! LoL Kids in

particular seem to love them and beans on toast is exactly that, make

some toast, heat up the beans and serve them on top of the toast!

Yummy, real comfort food, I like my beans with cheese added as well!

I have no idea which beans are used and rarely buy them these days

so don't have a can handy to check, but they are so cheap and freely

available that I don't know anyone who has even thought of making

their own! A bonus is that they are such a healthy meal for the

children, one of the few that they seem to like to eat! But they are

also 'frowned on' a little probably because they are such a cheap meal

to make, which is very sad.

 

I'll have to send a food parcel of beans over to you, is it allowed

to send that sort of thing over to where you live?

 

S x

 

, " Bill and Dot "

<halliesuz wrote:

>

> , " Carolyn " <veggiekat@>

> wrote:

> beans on toast kind of meal

> Hi, I'm new here and right off the bat I'm going to show you how

> little I know about being a vegetarian (but we're trying!) ... what

> is " beans on toast " ? I know... beans and toast but.... what kind of

> beans?? I first heard that talked about on one of my British Comedies

> on TV... and have tried to find a recipe or instructions ever

> since... We love beans and we love toast so this sounds good and

> right on target for our quest more vegetarian information. Thanks, Dot

>

[Guest guest]

Now that I read Katie's answer, I'm remembering my grandmother and the cattle

ranch in

Montana. She cooked a big breakfast for the men, then a big dinner at midday

that they

came in for (at least when us city folks were visiting), and a light supper in

the evening

when they were done for the day. My tummy found it a bit confusing because my

main

meal had been in the evening when my dad got home and on the ranch that meal was

more the size of lunch at home. I think my grandmother had to cook at least two

breakfasts when we were there because the men were long out of the house by the

time us

visitors appeared in the morning, and she couldn't see us go hungry. Ah, the

memories!

Thanks!

 

-ginger

city girl near Boston now