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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 4 of 4 1 2 3 4 Re: Diving Ducks #88465 12/03/02 08:29 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass BTW, the link problem seems to be with Netscape Navigator.. it works for me in IE. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Navigating career teachers #88466 12/03/02 08:45 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont dump Navigator 4.X, and get http://www.mozilla.org. I would guess that most of us have had similar experiences with teachers; those who would give up on a good word fight wouldn't be interested in what we do here! mine was transparent-translucent-opaque. She was convinced that translucent was clearer than transparent, or some such thing. formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Diving Ducks #88467 12/03/02 08:51 PM Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 742 Akina S sjm old hand sjm old hand S Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 742 Akina >which is one of those UK/US differences we've talked about before: (book for sale) Whar?! Are you saying UKns would say "book to sale"? Aargh, that's jes plain ugly! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Diving Ducks #88468 12/03/02 08:54 PM Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 261 London/Prague B bonzaialsatian enthusiast bonzaialsatian enthusiast B Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 261 London/Prague Hey, hey! I say book for sale. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Diving Ducks #88469 12/03/02 08:57 PM Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 742 Akina S sjm old hand sjm old hand S Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 742 Akina Hey, hey! I say book for sale. That's what I figured. I ain't never heard no Prisoner of Muvver England say "to sale" neither. Yrch! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Book to sale #88470 12/03/02 10:44 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... Book to sale Would this have any relation to "apartment to let"...? BTW, I've always heard and said "book for sale". Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Dabbling Ducks #88471 12/03/02 10:48 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... W Wordwind OP Carpal Tunnel OP Wordwind Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... No problem opening any link. And now I know what a dabbling duck is. Oh, joy! The lifelong learning offered here for us word dabblers. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Dabbling Ducks #88472 12/03/02 10:55 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear WW: Somehow you reminded me of Eeyore complaining out the others being inconsiderate in trampling on the nettles, which made them less appetising to him. Some word dabblers muddy up words in a way that impairs my enjoymente for them. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Book to sale #88473 12/04/02 01:41 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta B Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta I've never heard book to sale before and quite frankly never want to again. In reply to: Would this have any relation to "apartment to let"...? No. Let here is a verb. To let, meaning to rent out. The equivalent would be book to sell. 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