In message , Sacha
writes
On 2011-01-23 11:10:28 +0000, Jake said:

On Sun, 23 Jan 2011 00:46:30 +0000, Sacha wrote:

On 2011-01-22 12:25:01 +0000, floydie-pink
said:

We have moved house last september and have a faily dececnt sized
front
and back garden snip
This is a British centred gardening group so we may not be able to
help
you in any sensible fashion. Where you have a 'yard', we have
gardens. I hope this helps you to find a group that might be of more
use to you.
Sacha - a quick check indicates that the OP is in South Yorkshire.
Jake

So it seems - the use of 'yard' sounded American. It's not unknown for
people to wander in and find they've lost the way!

When I was a kid the concreted area outside the kitchen window was
referred to as the yard. Yard=garden is an Americanism, but yard as
distinct from garden isn't.

He said yard area, in a context where he was not equating it with the
garden as a whole.
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

In article ,
Stewart Robert Hinsley wrote:

So it seems - the use of 'yard' sounded American. It's not unknown for
people to wander in and find they've lost the way!

When I was a kid the concreted area outside the kitchen window was
referred to as the yard. Yard=garden is an Americanism, but yard as
distinct from garden isn't.

No, it isn't. Like many Americanisms, it's just old-fashioned
English. Yard in that sense dates from 1350 - a time at which
Transpondia had not yet been invaded - and lasted up to the
present day in various dialects. It's no more extreme than
referring to a brock.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

"Sacha" wrote in message ...


We seem to have had more comment on his location than on the request
for gardening advice!
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon


And an unwise assumption that the OP is male.
Hence, part of my abhorrence of unsigned posts (:-(

Pete
www.thecanalsshop.com

"Sacha" wrote in message ...


I doubt the gender of the poster is germane to the original question but
fwiw, I was taught to use 'he' or 'him' if in doubt and I'm unlikely to
change the habits of a lifetime now!
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon


To save others having to scuttle to their Chambers's like I had to --
germane = relevant.

Considering that the op has not mastered the basics of some more commoner
words
of the English language.
eg
appoligies.
concreat
dececnt
etc

Perhaps replies using obscurer words, are inadvisable in this thread (:-)

Pete

Considering that the op has not mastered the basics of some more commoner
words
of the English language.
Pete

More commoner words?
In my day when we were taught English that would have been "more
common words"
Commoner - A member of the common people

Dave Hill wrote in
:


Considering that the op has not mastered the basics of some more
commoner words
of the English language.
Pete

More commoner words?
In my day when we were taught English that would have been "more
common words"
Commoner - A member of the common people

And this "Pete" fellow had the cheek to pull me up with my spelling!
Just as well it/he/she is in my plonk/killfile.
I bet these long winter nights are made shorter in its house because of the
spellbinding wit and bullish leadership it thinks it has.

Baz

"Baz" wrote in message ...

Dave Hill wrote in
:


More commoner words?
In my day when we were taught English that would have been "more
common words"
Commoner - A member of the common people

And this "Pete" fellow had the cheek to pull me up with my spelling!
Just as well it/he/she is in my plonk/killfile.
I bet these long winter nights are made shorter in its house because of the
spellbinding wit and bullish leadership it thinks it has.

Baz

"Commoner" ---- good word unless used in the wrong place as could be caused
by
imbibing excess Chardonnay -Soave mixture, late at night !
I truly forgot to test my colleagues on the meaning of the "g" word this
morning.

Regards
Pete
Nanneys Bridge (plant) Nursery

"Pete" wrote in message
...


"Sacha" wrote in message ...


I doubt the gender of the poster is germane to the original question but
fwiw, I was taught to use 'he' or 'him' if in doubt and I'm unlikely to
change the habits of a lifetime now!
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon


To save others having to scuttle to their Chambers's like I had to --
germane = relevant.

Considering that the op has not mastered the basics of some more commoner
words
of the English language.
eg
appoligies.
concreat
dececnt
etc

Perhaps replies using obscurer words, are inadvisable in this thread (:-)

Pete


Youre a fine one!

"More commoner", "obscurer",...indeed!..:-)

Bill

Hi i do indeed have a coal shed, suppose i could be seen as common, have terrible spelling (and my spell check has gone somewere i dont know how to get it back????).
And i am a she.
Hahaha Am i mad enough to join the madness??

"floydie-pink" wrote in message
...


Hi i do indeed have a coal shed, suppose i could be seen as common, have
terrible spelling (and my spell check has gone somewere i dont know how
to get it back????).
And i am a she.
Hahaha Am i mad enough to join the madness??
--
floydie-pink



Perhaps too mad (:-(

Sacha's male default mode fails again !

Perhaps you will divulge your real name next (:-)

Regards
Pete

floydie-pink wrote in
:


Hi i do indeed have a coal shed, suppose i could be seen as common, have
terrible spelling (and my spell check has gone somewere i dont know how
to get it back????).
And i am a she.
Hahaha Am i mad enough to join the madness??





Please don't judge all of us.

I am from North Lincs. and understand.

There are some people here in this group who like, and take delight in
putting down us "northerners", but they are just ignorant.
We have something more than they have and they know it.
Hang in here floydie. We may hear something comfortably........

Baz

On Jan 24, 4:22*pm, Baz wrote:
floydie-pink wrote :



Hi i do indeed have a coal shed, suppose i could be seen as common, have
terrible spelling (and my spell check has gone somewere i dont know how
to get it back????).
And i am a she.
Hahaha Am i mad enough to join the madness??

Please don't judge all of us.

I am from North Lincs. and understand.

There are some people here in this group who like, and take delight in
putting down us "northerners", but they are just ignorant.
We have something more than they have and they know it.
Hang in here floydie. We may hear something comfortably........

Baz


I do not agree that any "putting down" in this group is based on
geographical location.
Speaking as a fellow northerner that is (:-)

Regards
Pete

"floydie-pink" wrote in message
...

Hi i do indeed have a coal shed, suppose i could be seen as common, have
terrible spelling (and my spell check has gone somewere i dont know how
to get it back????).
And i am a she.
Hahaha Am i mad enough to join the madness??




--
floydie-pink

The "pink" is surely a clue but neither I nor anyone else picked it up :-)

Bill

On Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:03:05 -0000, "Bill Grey"
wrote:


"floydie-pink" wrote in message
...

Hi i do indeed have a coal shed, suppose i could be seen as common, have
terrible spelling (and my spell check has gone somewere i dont know how
to get it back????).
And i am a she.
Hahaha Am i mad enough to join the madness??




--
floydie-pink

The "pink" is surely a clue but neither I nor anyone else picked it up :-)

Bill


Some of us merely assumed a fellow Pink Floyd enthusiast and couldn't
justify assuming anything more. These days you have to be careful!

Before I hit a (brick) wall I'm off to the Dark Side .....

Jake

I referred to her as "she" in my post , then when the gender discussion started, I wondered why I'd been so sure she was a she. I'd like to say I picked up clues from her writing style, but I think I probably just picked up the "pink"