|
|
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 2,204
Pooh-Bah
|
Pooh-Bah
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 2,204 |
Despite my remarks in the virtual world to the contrary, I would never greet an unknown man with.
"Hello, sailor"!!!!!!! Well, Jackie, I should hope not! In the world that I used to inhabit, it was invariably a man who would use such a greeting. Which makes one wonder about Bingley, perhaps 
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2000
Posts: 4,757
Carpal Tunnel
|
|
Carpal Tunnel
Joined: Sep 2000
Posts: 4,757 |
the world that I used to inhabit
Now that's got to be worth another fred!
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 11,613
Carpal Tunnel
|
|
Carpal Tunnel
Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 11,613 |
In the world that I used to inhabit, it was invariably a man who would use such a greeting. Which makes one wonder about Bingley, perhaps
Bingley can greet whomever he wants to, however he wants to.
But--I agree with the mav--just what world was this that you used to inhabit, anyway? Mars? Venus? Swan Lake?
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 1,346
veteran
|
|
veteran
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 1,346 |
I had a "feeling" we'd be in an accident if I left when..I definitely believe in a special minority of coincedences being meaningful, and in the same way, some hunches/feelings are of special relevance. But if you had a feeling that turned out to be very meaningful and accurate, that you could express that clearly and verbally, it's totally outstanding. And I wonder if you'd mind having a look at the following races and let me know who you think will win....
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 11,613
Carpal Tunnel
|
|
Carpal Tunnel
Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 11,613 |
, it's totally outstanding.
Thank you. I'm very glad I didn't find out the hard way
that my hunch was right.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 3,065
Carpal Tunnel
|
|
Carpal Tunnel
Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 3,065 |
I am far too prone to seasickness to wish to address anyone as "sailor".  Bingley
Bingley
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2001
Posts: 6,296
Carpal Tunnel
|
|
Carpal Tunnel
Joined: Sep 2001
Posts: 6,296 |
This old discussion seems worthy of bringing up again. When I first was informed about the ayleurs being what AWADers called themselves (except those who balked at the term), I wondered what it meant. I thought, "It must have something to do with wings--flights of fancy here--soaring with words..." And then someone else told me what it really meant. Tonight I came across the old thread, read the discussion, and then tried to track down what it was in my memory that caused me to think of flight. Here's what I found in a OneLook reference: aileron
noun [C]
SPECIALIZED
a movable part along the back edge of an aircraft's wing, used esp. to help the aircraft turn or to keep it level http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=aileron*1+0...and: 1. aileron -- (an airfoil that controls lateral motion) wing -- (one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane) http://poets.notredame.ac.jp/cgi-bin/wn?cmd=wn&word=aileronAnd then MW, which shows the etymology from the Fr. for "wing" (and that's what had been embedded in my memory by suggestion...): Main Entry: ai·le·ron
Pronunciation: 'A-l&-"rän
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from diminutive of aile wing -- more at AISLE
Date: 1909
: a movable airfoil at the trailing edge of an airplane wing that is used for imparting a rolling motion especially in banking for turns -- see AIRPLANE illustration http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=aileronSo, all things considered and old arguments read, I still like my initial reaction to the word that it made me think of flight. The reading's fun on this old thread, so I hope new people, like myself, will enjoy reading what the Aged Ones wrote. Best regards, WordWing
|
|
|
|
Forums16
Topics13,913
Posts229,347
Members9,182
| |
Most Online3,341
Dec 9th, 2011
|
|
|
0 members (),
818
guests, and
1
robot. |
|
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
|
|
