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Hi im new :-) and fairly new to gardening :-S
"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 |
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Hi im new :-) and fairly new to gardening :-S
"Bill Grey" wrote in message ... "Sacha" wrote in message ... On 2011-01-23 17:36:16 +0000, "Bill Grey" said: "Sacha" wrote in message ... 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 www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon I believe people had "yards" before "patios", buying a "yard brush" gives a hint. Do you buy patio brushes these days - you know the big ones with the stiff bristles. Bill We have those large headed brooms here, if that's what you mean, Bill. To me a patio is a paved terrace. I thought a 'yard' was where you had e.g. the outside lav, the clothes line, the coal shed or log store etc. It was paved or concrete so that feet didn't get wet going to do the essentials!! Now - shall we get to helping this poor OP (I do hope that's pc enough) with his or her questions? S/He must think s/he's wandered into a madhouse! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon You are right of course, but my point was , we had yards before patios and the name carried on. A back yard, susally shortened to "the back" is what we had when I was a kid, and of course no patio. Bill My parents had an hotel and the 'back yard' was the bit outside the kitchen door between two parts of the hotel, later built over to enlarge the kitchen. The back garden was concreted over for car and coach parking. Mike -- .................................... Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out alive .................................... |
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Hi im new :-) and fairly new to gardening :-S
Pete wrote:
Now there is a good test for my fellow workers later this morning. Germane = ? If they are no wiser when you tell them it means pertinent, I should give up. Personally, I like to use interesting language when I can, and used to be constantly surprised by the limited vocabulary of some of my colleagues, all of whom were qualified to at least degree standard. If you can't use or understand the subtleties of the language, how is it possible to convey your thoughts effectively? Chris -- Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK Have dancing shoes, will ceilidh. |
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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?? |
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Hi im new :-) and fairly new to gardening :-S
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 |
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Hi im new :-) and fairly new to gardening :-S
"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 |
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Hi im new :-) and fairly new to gardening :-S
"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 |
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Hi im new :-) and fairly new to gardening :-S
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 |
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Hi im new :-) and fairly new to gardening :-S
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 |
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Hi im new :-) and fairly new to gardening :-S
"Pete" wrote in message ... 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 .................................................. ..................... No, I have found the putting down is on where you are on the Social Ladder Mike -- .................................... Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out alive .................................... |
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Hi im new :-) and fairly new to gardening :-S
'Mike' wrote:
I do not agree that any "putting down" in this group is based on geographical location. Speaking as a fellow northerner that is (:-) No, I have found the putting down is on where you are on the Social Ladder Interesting. Maybe someone can post a venn diagram of which social groups people in the ng are suspected of being in. (and then everyone can beware the knock on the door!) |
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Hi im new :-) and fairly new to gardening :-S
wrote in
: 'Mike' wrote: I do not agree that any "putting down" in this group is based on geographical location. Speaking as a fellow northerner that is (:-) No, I have found the putting down is on where you are on the Social Ladder Interesting. Maybe someone can post a venn diagram of which social groups people in the ng are suspected of being in. (and then everyone can beware the knock on the door!) What is a venn diagram? Baz |
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Hi im new :-) and fairly new to gardening :-S
"Baz" wrote in message ... wrote in : 'Mike' wrote: I do not agree that any "putting down" in this group is based on geographical location. Speaking as a fellow northerner that is (:-) No, I have found the putting down is on where you are on the Social Ladder Interesting. Maybe someone can post a venn diagram of which social groups people in the ng are suspected of being in. (and then everyone can beware the knock on the door!) What is a venn diagram? Baz and to have to ask 'that' question, ............................. well ;-} Mike -- .................................... Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out alive .................................... |
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Hi im new :-) and fairly new to gardening :-S
"'Mike'" wrote in
news "Baz" wrote in message ... wrote in : 'Mike' wrote: I do not agree that any "putting down" in this group is based on geographical location. Speaking as a fellow northerner that is (:-) No, I have found the putting down is on where you are on the Social Ladder Interesting. Maybe someone can post a venn diagram of which social groups people in the ng are suspected of being in. (and then everyone can beware the knock on the door!) What is a venn diagram? Baz and to have to ask 'that' question, ............................. well ;-} Mike Yes, and we were getting along so well in English too. Baz |
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Hi im new :-) and fairly new to gardening :-S
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Jake wrote: To clear up all the confusion, I offer the following copy and paste from Wikipedia: "Venn diagrams or set diagrams are diagrams that show all hypothetically possible logical relations between a finite collection of sets (aggregation of things). Venn diagrams were conceived around 1880 by John Venn. They are used to teach elementary set theory, as well as illustrate simple set relationships in probability, logic, statistics, linguistics and computer science (see logical connectives)." I think that explains things perfectly and simply and should serve to end all further argument. Ha, ha, very ironic! The first sentence is complete crap. They show the 'inclusion' type relationships only. It's a bad description, anyway. They are the overlapping circles (or other shapes) that are often used to illustrate set membership. The area in circle A but not in B represents the elements that have propert A but not property B, and the area in the overlap represents the ones that have both properties. And so on. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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