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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread continents #5736 09/07/00 06:21 AM Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 444 Sydney Australia B Bridget addict Bridget addict B Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 444 Sydney Australia >As I understand the situation, tectonic plate theory was first put forward in the early part of this century (without wishing to YART I still consider this the 20th century) but did not gain acceptance until the late 1950s or early 1960s. So how were continents defined before then?< Bingley!!! Just when I thought someone had finally managed to explain it all to my satisfaction.... (sigh) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Max Quordlepleen 08/27/00 12:26 AM Re: North is up, and South is down - sez hu? Jackie 08/27/00 06:33 PM Max Quordlepleen 08/27/00 06:49 PM Re: North is up, and South is down - sez hu? Jazzoctopus 08/27/00 07:18 PM Max Quordlepleen 08/27/00 08:13 PM Re: North is up, and South is down - sez hu? Bingley 08/28/00 06:14 AM Max Quordlepleen 08/28/00 11:18 AM Re: North is up, and South is down - sez hu? Bingley 08/28/00 12:39 PM Max Quordlepleen 08/28/00 07:01 PM Re: North is up, and South is down - sez hu? apples + oranges 09/01/00 04:08 PM Re: North is up, and South is down - sez hu? jmh 09/01/00 06:28 PM Max Quordlepleen 09/01/00 07:44 PM Re: North is up, and South is down - sez hu? RhubarbCommando 09/01/00 03:28 PM Re: North is up, and South is down - sez hu? tsuwm 08/28/00 02:32 AM Max Quordlepleen 08/28/00 03:15 AM Re: North is up, and South is down - sez hu? lusy 08/28/00 04:41 AM which Hemisphere is "top." TEd Remington 08/28/00 05:17 PM Re: which Hemisphere is "top." paulb 08/29/00 10:43 AM Re: which Hemisphere is "top." TEd Remington 08/29/00 11:27 AM Re: which Hemisphere is "top." william 08/29/00 01:25 PM Re: which Hemisphere is "top." Jackie 08/29/00 02:24 PM Re: which Hemisphere is "top." william 08/29/00 02:44 PM Re: North is up, and South is down - sez hu? Bridget 09/01/00 09:39 AM Max Quordlepleen 09/01/00 10:04 AM Re: North is up, and South is down - sez hu? tsuwm 09/01/00 01:56 PM Max Quordlepleen 09/01/00 07:39 PM Re: Islands and Continents RhubarbCommando 09/02/00 11:08 AM Re: Islands and Continents Jackie 09/02/00 12:23 PM Re: Islands and Continents - off topic - gutters RhubarbCommando 09/02/00 12:50 PM Re: Islands and Continents - off topic - gutters Jackie 09/02/00 11:49 PM Re: North is up, and South is down - sez hu? Bridget 09/03/00 10:05 AM Re: North is up, and South is down - sez hu? Jazzoctopus 09/03/00 06:01 PM Re: North is up, and South is down - sez hu? Bingley 09/04/00 05:49 AM continents Bridget 09/07/00 06:21 AM Re: North is up, and South is down - sez hu? Bingley 09/04/00 05:39 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,318 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 775 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 13 LukeJavan8 1 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,542 wofahulicodoc 10,535 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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