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January 5th 07, 04:51 PM
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Is Edinburgh on the Tube?
Graeme Wall wrote:
In message Christopher A.Lee wrote: On Fri, 05 Jan 2007 11:55:50 GMT, "Richard J." wrote: Ian F. wrote: "Richard J." wrote in message .uk... Which one? Canberra, Tasmania, Illinois, North Carolina or Tennessee? The fact that we have been discussing the Lake District clearly escaped your notice. Pay attention, lad! Pay attention yourself, sonny. There is no such thing as "Lake Windermere" in the Lake District, though there are five of them elsewhere, hence my query. mere = lake We have River River in the south (two of them). If you are willing to stretch "the south" in to the southern Midlands, then I make it four. Any advances? |
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#132
January 5th 07, 05:10 PM
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Fig wrote: On Fri, 05 Jan 2007 15:28:09 -0000, Graeme Wall wrote: In message Christopher A.Lee wrote: On Fri, 05 Jan 2007 11:55:50 GMT, "Richard J." wrote: Ian F. wrote: "Richard J." wrote in message .uk... Which one? Canberra, Tasmania, Illinois, North Carolina or Tennessee? The fact that we have been discussing the Lake District clearly escaped your notice. Pay attention, lad! Pay attention yourself, sonny. There is no such thing as "Lake Windermere" in the Lake District, though there are five of them elsewhere, hence my query. mere = lake We have River River in the south (two of them). Four, according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Avon Not to mention one in Wales and three in Scotland. Didn't know about the Devon one and I'd always assumed the Bristol and Warwickshire Avons were the same river. As a Gog Trog (North Welshman) 'Mount Snowdon', as it's often referred to in the meeja, always makes my blood boil. OK, I'll bite, what should it be called? I can't find a Welsh name for it on the OS map in my guide to North Wales. Unless it is Eryri, but I thought was the name for the area rather than the mountain. More pedantic trivia for you: How many ropes on a ship? None, they are either sheets or stays. -- Graeme Wall This address is not read, substitute trains for rail. Transport Miscellany at http://www.greywall.demon.co.uk/rail/index.html |
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#133
January 5th 07, 05:11 PM
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"Brimstone" wrote: Graeme Wall wrote: In message Christopher A.Lee wrote: On Fri, 05 Jan 2007 11:55:50 GMT, "Richard J." wrote: Ian F. wrote: "Richard J." wrote in message .uk... Which one? Canberra, Tasmania, Illinois, North Carolina or Tennessee? The fact that we have been discussing the Lake District clearly escaped your notice. Pay attention, lad! Pay attention yourself, sonny. There is no such thing as "Lake Windermere" in the Lake District, though there are five of them elsewhere, hence my query. mere = lake We have River River in the south (two of them). If you are willing to stretch "the south" in to the southern Midlands, then I make it four. Any advances? I'm not advancing too far, my visa for north of Watford has expired. -- Graeme Wall This address is not read, substitute trains for rail. Transport Miscellany at http://www.greywall.demon.co.uk/rail/index.html |
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#134
January 5th 07, 05:14 PM
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Graeme Wall wrote:
In message Christopher A.Lee wrote: On Fri, 05 Jan 2007 15:28:09 +0000, Graeme Wall wrote: In message Christopher A.Lee wrote: On Fri, 05 Jan 2007 11:55:50 GMT, "Richard J." wrote: Ian F. wrote: "Richard J." wrote in message .uk... Which one? Canberra, Tasmania, Illinois, North Carolina or Tennessee? The fact that we have been discussing the Lake District clearly escaped your notice. Pay attention, lad! Pay attention yourself, sonny. There is no such thing as "Lake Windermere" in the Lake District, though there are five of them elsewhere, hence my query. mere = lake We have River River in the south (two of them). Not just River Avon? There are two River Avons, One in Hampshire/Wiltshire, one in Warwickshire There's also one in Wiltshire/Somerset, hence the short lived county of Avon, and another in Devon, in the Bigbury area. |
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#135
January 5th 07, 05:27 PM
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Graeme Wall wrote:
In message op.tlowp8kgm4iaeb@dell Fig wrote: On Fri, 05 Jan 2007 15:28:09 -0000, Graeme Wall wrote: In message Christopher A.Lee wrote: On Fri, 05 Jan 2007 11:55:50 GMT, "Richard J." wrote: Ian F. wrote: "Richard J." wrote in message .uk... Which one? Canberra, Tasmania, Illinois, North Carolina or Tennessee? The fact that we have been discussing the Lake District clearly escaped your notice. Pay attention, lad! Pay attention yourself, sonny. There is no such thing as "Lake Windermere" in the Lake District, though there are five of them elsewhere, hence my query. mere = lake We have River River in the south (two of them). Four, according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Avon Not to mention one in Wales and three in Scotland. Didn't know about the Devon one and I'd always assumed the Bristol and Warwickshire Avons were the same river. As a Gog Trog (North Welshman) 'Mount Snowdon', as it's often referred to in the meeja, always makes my blood boil. OK, I'll bite, what should it be called? I can't find a Welsh name for it on the OS map in my guide to North Wales. Unless it is Eryri, but I thought was the name for the area rather than the mountain. Yr Wyddfa, froma "sysod" (apologies if spelt incorrectly). More pedantic trivia for you: How many ropes on a ship? None, they are either sheets or stays. Incorrect. There is a rope on a ship. |
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#136
January 5th 07, 05:32 PM
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Graeme Wall wrote:
In message op.tlowp8kgm4iaeb@dell Fig wrote: As a Gog Trog (North Welshman) 'Mount Snowdon', as it's often referred to in the meeja, always makes my blood boil. OK, I'll bite, what should it be called? I can't find a Welsh name for it on the OS map in my guide to North Wales. Unless it is Eryri, but I thought was the name for the area rather than the mountain. Yr Wyddfa on my map. |
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#137
January 5th 07, 05:42 PM
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On Fri, 05 Jan 2007 17:10:26 -0000, Graeme Wall
wrote: In message op.tlowp8kgm4iaeb@dell Fig wrote: As a Gog Trog (North Welshman) 'Mount Snowdon', as it's often referred to in the meeja, always makes my blood boil. OK, I'll bite, what should it be called? I can't find a Welsh name for it on the OS map in my guide to North Wales. Unless it is Eryri, but I thought was the name for the area rather than the mountain. It's the 'mount' bit that annoys the locals. The english name for Yr Wyddfa is simply 'Snowdon'. More pedantic trivia for you: How many ropes on a ship? None, they are either sheets or stays. ....or warps or halyards or painters or springs or etc, etc... But most ships have one rope. -- Fig |
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#138
January 5th 07, 05:45 PM
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Nick Finnigan wrote: Graeme Wall wrote: In message op.tlowp8kgm4iaeb@dell Fig wrote: As a Gog Trog (North Welshman) 'Mount Snowdon', as it's often referred to in the meeja, always makes my blood boil. OK, I'll bite, what should it be called? I can't find a Welsh name for it on the OS map in my guide to North Wales. Unless it is Eryri, but I thought was the name for the area rather than the mountain. Yr Wyddfa on my map. I've only got the one in the book which is quite old now. -- Graeme Wall This address is not read, substitute trains for rail. Transport Miscellany at http://www.greywall.demon.co.uk/rail/index.html |
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#139
January 5th 07, 05:54 PM
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On Fri, 05 Jan 2007 17:27:55 -0000, Brimstone
wrote: Yr Wyddfa, froma "sysod" (apologies if spelt incorrectly). Saeson, or Saesnes, depending upon the gender of a Brimstone. But full marks for Yr Wyddfa -- Fig |
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#140
January 5th 07, 05:54 PM
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In message op.tlozgnvim4iaeb@dell
Fig wrote: On Fri, 05 Jan 2007 17:10:26 -0000, Graeme Wall wrote: In message op.tlowp8kgm4iaeb@dell Fig wrote: As a Gog Trog (North Welshman) 'Mount Snowdon', as it's often referred to in the meeja, always makes my blood boil. OK, I'll bite, what should it be called? I can't find a Welsh name for it on the OS map in my guide to North Wales. Unless it is Eryri, but I thought was the name for the area rather than the mountain. It's the 'mount' bit that annoys the locals. The english name for Yr Wyddfa is simply 'Snowdon'. However if you don't call it Mount Snowdon, people might think you mean some minor royal :-) More pedantic trivia for you: How many ropes on a ship? None, they are either sheets or stays. ...or warps or halyards or painters or springs or etc, etc... You missed the cable... But most ships have one rope. Complete my education. -- Graeme Wall This address is not read, substitute trains for rail. Transport Miscellany at http://www.greywall.demon.co.uk/rail/index.html |
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