In article >, Ophelia says...
>
> "Bruce" wrote in message
> T...
>
> In article >, sf says...
> >
> > On Sat, 05 Nov 2016 03:30:00 -0700, Leonard Blaisdell
> > > wrote:
> >
> > > In article >, Ophelia
> > > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > But why does it annoy you so much? I don't care how people pronounce
> > > > things
> > > > so long as I can understand what they mean.
> > >
> > > I don't know why. It's illogical but it's a fact. There's only one way
> > > to properly pronounce my State.
> >
> > Yet they get their knickers in a twist when Americans mix up United
> > Kingdom, Great Britain, and British Isles.
>
> Are you comparing getting the name of an entire country wrong to
> pronouncing the name of a fly-over state differently? (With all due
> respect to fly-over people.)
>
> =================
>
> I have explained the difference many times if they ask, but I don't care if
> they get it right or wrong .... why would I ?? )
>
> Don't you love when they make things up to appear downtrodden ??? LOL It
> matters not a jot to me)))

I agree, it doesn't matter. I also don't mind if people don't know the
difference between Holland, Netherlands and Dutch. Or if they confuse
Dutch and Deutsch. Or when a bank person in Sydney said to me: "You're
Dutch... Does that mean you're from Dutchland?"

I mean, it IS confusing

"Bruce" wrote in message
T...

In article >, Ophelia says...
>
> "Bruce" wrote in message
> T...
>
> In article >, sf says...
> >
> > On Sat, 05 Nov 2016 03:30:00 -0700, Leonard Blaisdell
> > > wrote:
> >
> > > In article >, Ophelia
> > > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > But why does it annoy you so much? I don't care how people
> > > > pronounce
> > > > things
> > > > so long as I can understand what they mean.
> > >
> > > I don't know why. It's illogical but it's a fact. There's only one way
> > > to properly pronounce my State.
> >
> > Yet they get their knickers in a twist when Americans mix up United
> > Kingdom, Great Britain, and British Isles.
>
> Are you comparing getting the name of an entire country wrong to
> pronouncing the name of a fly-over state differently? (With all due
> respect to fly-over people.)
>
> =================
>
> I have explained the difference many times if they ask, but I don't care
> if
> they get it right or wrong .... why would I ?? )
>
> Don't you love when they make things up to appear downtrodden ??? LOL It
> matters not a jot to me)))

I agree, it doesn't matter. I also don't mind if people don't know the
difference between Holland, Netherlands and Dutch. Or if they confuse
Dutch and Deutsch. Or when a bank person in Sydney said to me: "You're
Dutch... Does that mean you're from Dutchland?"

I mean, it IS confusing

===========

LOL it is, but what does it matter if they understand what you are saying??

btw have you been following the politics ... whew!!


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In article >, Ophelia says...
>
> "Bruce" wrote in message
> T...
>
> In article >, Ophelia says...
> >
> > I have explained the difference many times if they ask, but I don't
> > care
> > if
> > they get it right or wrong .... why would I ?? )
> >
> > Don't you love when they make things up to appear downtrodden ??? LOL It
> > matters not a jot to me)))
>
> I agree, it doesn't matter. I also don't mind if people don't know the
> difference between Holland, Netherlands and Dutch. Or if they confuse
> Dutch and Deutsch. Or when a bank person in Sydney said to me: "You're
> Dutch... Does that mean you're from Dutchland?"
>
> I mean, it IS confusing
>
> ===========
>
> LOL it is, but what does it matter if they understand what you are saying??

Yes, I don't think she recorded me in their files as a German

> btw have you been following the politics ... whew!!

In the UK, about the Brexit court ruling?

"Bruce" wrote in message
T...

In article >, Ophelia says...
>
> "Bruce" wrote in message
> T...
>
> In article >, Ophelia says...
> >
> > I have explained the difference many times if they ask, but I don't
> > care
> > if
> > they get it right or wrong .... why would I ?? )
> >
> > Don't you love when they make things up to appear downtrodden ??? LOL
> > It
> > matters not a jot to me)))
>
> I agree, it doesn't matter. I also don't mind if people don't know the
> difference between Holland, Netherlands and Dutch. Or if they confuse
> Dutch and Deutsch. Or when a bank person in Sydney said to me: "You're
> Dutch... Does that mean you're from Dutchland?"
>
> I mean, it IS confusing
>
> ===========
>
> LOL it is, but what does it matter if they understand what you are
> saying??

Yes, I don't think she recorded me in their files as a German

> btw have you been following the politics ... whew!!

In the UK, about the Brexit court ruling?

===============

Nope. Read up on what is happening to Geert!


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On 2016-11-05 3:24 PM, Bruce wrote:

>> I didn't need to scroll. The Ingredient List is on the wrong side.
>> That's all.
>
> I don't care where they put the ingredient list, but I wish they
> wouldn't be driving on the wrong side of the road! It's bloody
> dangerous!
>
It would be worse if only half of them did.

On 2016-11-05 3:29 PM, sf wrote:

> Why? You're "not from here". The problem arises when outsiders
> insist they are right and tell the locals they are wrong, after being
> informed about the correct local pronunciation. I guess you missed it
> when Donald Trump tried to tell Nevada residents how to pronounce the
> name of their state a few days ago. He wasn't ignorant, he was
> arrogant.


Ignorance and arrogance go hand in hand.
Gawd damn it is scary to watch your election from up here. That guy is
a loony. He actually makes Sarah Palin look sane.
>

On 2016-11-05 3:40 PM, Bruce wrote:
> In article >, sf says...
>>
>> On Sat, 05 Nov 2016 03:30:00 -0700, Leonard Blaisdell
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> In article >, Ophelia
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> But why does it annoy you so much? I don't care how people pronounce things
>>>> so long as I can understand what they mean.
>>>
>>> I don't know why. It's illogical but it's a fact. There's only one way
>>> to properly pronounce my State.
>>
>> Yet they get their knickers in a twist when Americans mix up United
>> Kingdom, Great Britain, and British Isles.
>
> Are you comparing getting the name of an entire country wrong to
> pronouncing the name of a fly-over state differently? (With all due
> respect to fly-over people.)
>
That "flyover state" is more than 110,000 square miles. If it were a
country it would be the 26th largest.

In article >, Dave Smith says...
>
> On 2016-11-05 3:24 PM, Bruce wrote:
>
> >> I didn't need to scroll. The Ingredient List is on the wrong side.
> >> That's all.
> >
> > I don't care where they put the ingredient list, but I wish they
> > wouldn't be driving on the wrong side of the road! It's bloody
> > dangerous!
> >
> It would be worse if only half of them did.

True.

On 2016-11-05 3:57 PM, sf wrote:
> On Fri, 04 Nov 2016 21:37:32 -0700, Leonard Blaisdell

> Don't get me started about the people who put "the" in front of
> highway numbers. That's sooo Southern California. Ugh! We drive on
> 101, not The 101. Also - they might call their region SoCal, but we
> are Northern California. I talk back to the TV whenever a
> news/weather caster, TV personality pulls one of those boners.

Some of the main corridor highways in southern Ontario are the QEW, the
400, the 401. Down here in Niagara we have the 405, and the 406. For
some reason, certain highways, mostly closed access highways are "the"
and number. Single and double digit highways are not.
>
>
>
>
>

On Sun, 6 Nov 2016 06:24:04 +1100, Bruce >
wrote:

> In article >, sf says...
> >
> > On Sat, 5 Nov 2016 11:35:55 +1100, Bruce >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > In article >, sf says...
> > > >
> > > > On Sat, 5 Nov 2016 06:06:09 +1100, Bruce >
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > In article >, sf says...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Fri, 4 Nov 2016 03:52:01 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Scones aren't biscuits. If Delia is to be believed, scones
> > > > > > > have a small amount of sugar and are shortened with butter.
> > > > > > > <http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/international/european/british/plain-scones>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Gah. I hate the way British recipes are formatted. Hasn't anyone
> > > > > > ever told them we read English left to right, not right to left? A
> > > > > > better placement for the Ingredient List is on the left, but top
> > > > > > placed is best. That way no one has to hunt for it.
> > > > >
> > > > > You're just looking for a problem. That format is fine. My "hunt" for
> > > > > the ingredient list consisted of a light touch of the mouse wheel.
> > > >
> > > > What are you reading it on, a postage stamp?
> > >
> > > On a full size monitor. One click on the vertical scroll bar and I see
> > > the ingredient list.
> >
> > I didn't need to scroll. The Ingredient List is on the wrong side.
> > That's all.
>
> I don't care where they put the ingredient list, but I wish they
> wouldn't be driving on the wrong side of the road! It's bloody
> dangerous!




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Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them.

On Sat, 5 Nov 2016 17:30:38 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>Ignorance and arrogance go hand in hand.
>Gawd damn it is scary to watch your election from up here. That guy is
>a loony. He actually makes Sarah Palin look sane.

What about Clinton??? She's sounding utterly bizarre ATM, I mean going
just crazy. This person is going to be the POTUS?? Scary barely begins
to describe the situation.

On 2016-11-05 4:26 PM, graham wrote:

>> I've always pronounced it as Notra Dom. How about you?
>>
> Notra Darm, the French way.
> Apparently, there is a hotel in Florida called Fontainebleau that USians
> who stayed there call the Fountain Blue.

WTF is Fontainbleau? That would be Fontainblow.

On Sat, 5 Nov 2016 17:30:38 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> On 2016-11-05 3:29 PM, sf wrote:
>
> > Why? You're "not from here". The problem arises when outsiders
> > insist they are right and tell the locals they are wrong, after being
> > informed about the correct local pronunciation. I guess you missed it
> > when Donald Trump tried to tell Nevada residents how to pronounce the
> > name of their state a few days ago. He wasn't ignorant, he was
> > arrogant.
>
>
> Ignorance and arrogance go hand in hand.
> Gawd damn it is scary to watch your election from up here. That guy is
> a loony. He actually makes Sarah Palin look sane.
> >

I know. His election wouldn't matter if we were a minor player in
world affairs, because he could mess up the country and it wouldn't
have a ripple effect. Unfortunately, he'll take the rest of the world
down with us.


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On 2016-11-05, Dave Smith > wrote:

> He actually makes Sarah Palin look sane.

Sarah Palin is the Paris Hilton of politics. She hot, she's dumb, and
she won't go away. --Alonzo Bodden

nb

On Sun, 6 Nov 2016 06:40:05 +1100, Bruce >
wrote:

> Are you comparing getting the name of an entire country wrong to
> pronouncing the name of a fly-over state differently? (With all due
> respect to fly-over people.)

Yes. That fly-over state is twice the size of England.
In fact, 11 of our States are larger than the entire UK.

1. Alaska = 7.05 UKs
2. Texas = 2.86 UKs
3. California = 1.74 UKs
4. Montana = 1.56 UKs
5. New Mexico = 1.29 UKs
6. Arizona = 1.21 UKs
7. Nevada= 1.17 UKs
8. Colorado = 1.11 UKs
9. Oregon = 1.04 UKs
10. Wyoming = 1.03 UKs
11. Michigan = 1.03 UKs


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In article >, Jeßus says...
>
> On Sat, 5 Nov 2016 17:30:38 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
> >Ignorance and arrogance go hand in hand.
> >Gawd damn it is scary to watch your election from up here. That guy is
> >a loony. He actually makes Sarah Palin look sane.
>
> What about Clinton??? She's sounding utterly bizarre ATM, I mean going
> just crazy. This person is going to be the POTUS?? Scary barely begins
> to describe the situation.

Nothing will change under her. Not for the better and not for the worse.
Under Trump, things might change, but only for the worse. What if he
starts a trade war with China and they both start a recession not seen
since the days of the dinosaurs?

On 2016-11-05 5:47 PM, Je�us wrote:
> On Sat, 5 Nov 2016 17:30:38 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> Ignorance and arrogance go hand in hand.
>> Gawd damn it is scary to watch your election from up here. That guy is
>> a loony. He actually makes Sarah Palin look sane.
>
> What about Clinton??? She's sounding utterly bizarre ATM, I mean going
> just crazy. This person is going to be the POTUS?? Scary barely begins
> to describe the situation.
>

Oh? I don't see that.

On Sun, 6 Nov 2016 09:10:02 +1100, Bruce >
wrote:

>In article >, Jeßus says...
>>
>> On Sat, 5 Nov 2016 17:30:38 -0400, Dave Smith
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >Ignorance and arrogance go hand in hand.
>> >Gawd damn it is scary to watch your election from up here. That guy is
>> >a loony. He actually makes Sarah Palin look sane.
>>
>> What about Clinton??? She's sounding utterly bizarre ATM, I mean going
>> just crazy. This person is going to be the POTUS?? Scary barely begins
>> to describe the situation.
>
>Nothing will change under her. Not for the better and not for the worse.

We will have a major war during her presidency. You can bank on that.
You might also want to investigate some of her views on Putin, too.
They're frightening.

>Under Trump, things might change, but only for the worse. What if he
>starts a trade war with China and they both start a recession not seen
>since the days of the dinosaurs?

I agree, I'd rather Clinton win (and she will) for those reasons. I'm
hoping she will get in by the skin of her teeth rather than by a wide
margin. If nothing else, Trump has the mainstream career politicians
running scared, and that's not a bad thing.

On Sat, 5 Nov 2016 18:32:21 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2016-11-05 5:47 PM, Je?us wrote:
>> On Sat, 5 Nov 2016 17:30:38 -0400, Dave Smith
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Ignorance and arrogance go hand in hand.
>>> Gawd damn it is scary to watch your election from up here. That guy is
>>> a loony. He actually makes Sarah Palin look sane.
>>
>> What about Clinton??? She's sounding utterly bizarre ATM, I mean going
>> just crazy. This person is going to be the POTUS?? Scary barely begins
>> to describe the situation.
>>
>
>Oh? I don't see that.

I didn't see it but am hearing it on the radio. Her behaviour at her
rallys is getting hysterical. Screaming and yelling mindless slogans.

Her attitude towards Putin is frightening and revealing. Her track
record on foreign policy could hardly be worse. She has proven herself
to lack empathy. When Gaddafi was sodomized with a knife live on TV,
she was laughing about it. Nice.

In article > ,
lid says...
>
> In article >, sf says...
> >
> > On Sat, 5 Nov 2016 11:35:55 +1100, Bruce >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > In article >, sf says...
> > > >
> > > > On Sat, 5 Nov 2016 06:06:09 +1100, Bruce >
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > In article >, sf says...

> > > > > > Gah. I hate the way British recipes are formatted. Hasn't anyone
> > > > > > ever told them we read English left to right, not right to left? A
> > > > > > better placement for the Ingredient List is on the left, but top
> > > > > > placed is best. That way no one has to hunt for it.
> > > > >
> > > > > You're just looking for a problem. That format is fine. My "hunt" for
> > > > > the ingredient list consisted of a light touch of the mouse wheel.
> > > >
> > > > What are you reading it on, a postage stamp?
> > >
> > > On a full size monitor. One click on the vertical scroll bar and I see
> > > the ingredient list.
> >
> > I didn't need to scroll. The Ingredient List is on the wrong side.
> > That's all.
>
> I don't care where they put the ingredient list, but I wish they
> wouldn't be driving on the wrong side of the road! It's bloody
> dangerous!

LOL You must have forgotten that in Australia, where you claim to
live, people drive on the same side of the road as Britain.

Janet UK

In article >, sf says...
>
> On Sun, 6 Nov 2016 06:40:05 +1100, Bruce >
> wrote:
>
> > Are you comparing getting the name of an entire country wrong to
> > pronouncing the name of a fly-over state differently? (With all due
> > respect to fly-over people.)
>
> Yes. That fly-over state is twice the size of England.
> In fact, 11 of our States are larger than the entire UK.
>
> 1. Alaska = 7.05 UKs
> 2. Texas = 2.86 UKs
> 3. California = 1.74 UKs
> 4. Montana = 1.56 UKs
> 5. New Mexico = 1.29 UKs
> 6. Arizona = 1.21 UKs
> 7. Nevada= 1.17 UKs
> 8. Colorado = 1.11 UKs
> 9. Oregon = 1.04 UKs
> 10. Wyoming = 1.03 UKs
> 11. Michigan = 1.03 UKs

But they're not countries. They don't even have a soccer team in world
championships. The UK has potentially 4.

In article >, Ophelia says...
>
> "Bruce" wrote in message
> T...
>
> In article >, Ophelia says...
> >
> > "Bruce" wrote in message
> > T...
> >
> > In article >, Ophelia says...
> > >
> > > I have explained the difference many times if they ask, but I don't
> > > care
> > > if
> > > they get it right or wrong .... why would I ?? )
> > >
> > > Don't you love when they make things up to appear downtrodden ??? LOL
> > > It
> > > matters not a jot to me)))
> >
> > I agree, it doesn't matter. I also don't mind if people don't know the
> > difference between Holland, Netherlands and Dutch. Or if they confuse
> > Dutch and Deutsch. Or when a bank person in Sydney said to me: "You're
> > Dutch... Does that mean you're from Dutchland?"
> >
> > I mean, it IS confusing
> >
> > ===========
> >
> > LOL it is, but what does it matter if they understand what you are
> > saying??
>
> Yes, I don't think she recorded me in their files as a German
>
> > btw have you been following the politics ... whew!!
>
> In the UK, about the Brexit court ruling?
>
> ===============
>
> Nope. Read up on what is happening to Geert!

You mean his court case? It's the second time now. He won the first one.
I hope he wins this one too. Freedom of speech. And what he said wasn't
THAT bad.

In article >, Jeßus says...
>
> On Sun, 6 Nov 2016 09:10:02 +1100, Bruce >
> wrote:
>
> >In article >, Jeßus says...
> >>
> >> On Sat, 5 Nov 2016 17:30:38 -0400, Dave Smith
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >> >Ignorance and arrogance go hand in hand.
> >> >Gawd damn it is scary to watch your election from up here. That guy is
> >> >a loony. He actually makes Sarah Palin look sane.
> >>
> >> What about Clinton??? She's sounding utterly bizarre ATM, I mean going
> >> just crazy. This person is going to be the POTUS?? Scary barely begins
> >> to describe the situation.
> >
> >Nothing will change under her. Not for the better and not for the worse.
>
> We will have a major war during her presidency. You can bank on that.
> You might also want to investigate some of her views on Putin, too.
> They're frightening.
>
> >Under Trump, things might change, but only for the worse. What if he
> >starts a trade war with China and they both start a recession not seen
> >since the days of the dinosaurs?
>
> I agree, I'd rather Clinton win (and she will) for those reasons. I'm
> hoping she will get in by the skin of her teeth rather than by a wide
> margin. If nothing else, Trump has the mainstream career politicians
> running scared, and that's not a bad thing.

That's the one thing I like about him. But I agree that she should win.
Unfortunately almost.

In article >,
says...
>
> On 2016-11-05 3:29 PM, sf wrote:
>
> > Why? You're "not from here". The problem arises when outsiders
> > insist they are right and tell the locals they are wrong, after being
> > informed about the correct local pronunciation. I guess you missed it
> > when Donald Trump tried to tell Nevada residents how to pronounce the
> > name of their state a few days ago. He wasn't ignorant, he was
> > arrogant.
>
>
> Ignorance and arrogance go hand in hand.
> Gawd damn it is scary to watch your election from up here. That guy is
> a loony. He actually makes Sarah Palin look sane.
> >

It's all a conspiracy. Putin, who can see Sarah from his kitchen
window, is planning to install her as first woman POTUS.

Janet UK

In article > , Janet
says...
>
> In article > ,
> lid says...
> >
> > In article >, sf says...
> > >
> > > On Sat, 5 Nov 2016 11:35:55 +1100, Bruce >
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > In article >, sf says...
> > > > >
> > > > > On Sat, 5 Nov 2016 06:06:09 +1100, Bruce >
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > In article >, sf says...
>
> > > > > > > Gah. I hate the way British recipes are formatted. Hasn't anyone
> > > > > > > ever told them we read English left to right, not right to left? A
> > > > > > > better placement for the Ingredient List is on the left, but top
> > > > > > > placed is best. That way no one has to hunt for it.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > You're just looking for a problem. That format is fine. My "hunt" for
> > > > > > the ingredient list consisted of a light touch of the mouse wheel.
> > > > >
> > > > > What are you reading it on, a postage stamp?
> > > >
> > > > On a full size monitor. One click on the vertical scroll bar and I see
> > > > the ingredient list.
> > >
> > > I didn't need to scroll. The Ingredient List is on the wrong side.
> > > That's all.
> >
> > I don't care where they put the ingredient list, but I wish they
> > wouldn't be driving on the wrong side of the road! It's bloody
> > dangerous!
>
> LOL You must have forgotten that in Australia, where you claim to
> live, people drive on the same side of the road as Britain.

'Where you claim to live', just like you 'claim to live in the UK'.
Strange way of putting it though.

On 2016-11-05 6:58 PM, Bruce wrote:
> In article >, sf says...
>>
>> On Sun, 6 Nov 2016 06:40:05 +1100, Bruce >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Are you comparing getting the name of an entire country wrong to
>>> pronouncing the name of a fly-over state differently? (With all due
>>> respect to fly-over people.)
>>
>> Yes. That fly-over state is twice the size of England.
>> In fact, 11 of our States are larger than the entire UK.
>>
>> 1. Alaska = 7.05 UKs
>> 2. Texas = 2.86 UKs
>> 3. California = 1.74 UKs
>> 4. Montana = 1.56 UKs
>> 5. New Mexico = 1.29 UKs
>> 6. Arizona = 1.21 UKs
>> 7. Nevada= 1.17 UKs
>> 8. Colorado = 1.11 UKs
>> 9. Oregon = 1.04 UKs
>> 10. Wyoming = 1.03 UKs
>> 11. Michigan = 1.03 UKs
>
> But they're not countries. They don't even have a soccer team in world
> championships. The UK has potentially 4.
>


Hmm....I just looked at the list of Olympic gold medal winners for the
last 50 years. UK and Australia have never won a medal in soccer, and
the Netherlands has not won one since 1920.

In article >, Dave Smith says...
>
> On 2016-11-05 6:58 PM, Bruce wrote:
> > In article >, sf says...
> >>
> >> On Sun, 6 Nov 2016 06:40:05 +1100, Bruce >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Are you comparing getting the name of an entire country wrong to
> >>> pronouncing the name of a fly-over state differently? (With all due
> >>> respect to fly-over people.)
> >>
> >> Yes. That fly-over state is twice the size of England.
> >> In fact, 11 of our States are larger than the entire UK.
> >>
> >> 1. Alaska = 7.05 UKs
> >> 2. Texas = 2.86 UKs
> >> 3. California = 1.74 UKs
> >> 4. Montana = 1.56 UKs
> >> 5. New Mexico = 1.29 UKs
> >> 6. Arizona = 1.21 UKs
> >> 7. Nevada= 1.17 UKs
> >> 8. Colorado = 1.11 UKs
> >> 9. Oregon = 1.04 UKs
> >> 10. Wyoming = 1.03 UKs
> >> 11. Michigan = 1.03 UKs
> >
> > But they're not countries. They don't even have a soccer team in world
> > championships. The UK has potentially 4.
> >
>
>
> Hmm....I just looked at the list of Olympic gold medal winners for the
> last 50 years. UK and Australia have never won a medal in soccer, and
> the Netherlands has not won one since 1920.

But they are allowed to compete. Anyway, Olympics aren't very important
for soccer. It's all about World Championships, European Championships,
Champions League etc. (Partly because only players under 24 are allowed
to compete in the soccer Olympics.)

On 2016-11-06, Dave Smith > wrote:

> Hmm....I just looked at the list of Olympic gold medal winners for the
> last 50 years. UK and Australia have never won a medal in soccer, and
> the Netherlands has not won one since 1920.

Anything is possible. The Cubs jes won.

nb

"Roy" > wrote in message
...
> On Saturday, November 5, 2016 at 11:37:02 AM UTC-6, Cheri wrote:
>> "Gary" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > graham wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Do you mispronounce "Notre Dame" as most USians do?
>> >
>> > I've always pronounced it as Notra Dom. How about you?
>>
>> Me, I say *Noter Dame,* never had anyone not know what I'm talking about.
>> I
>> also pronounce Wednesday as Wensday...so shoot me.
>>
>> Cheri
>
> Nearly everyone that I know pronounces Wednesday as WENDsday including
> myself.
> Why they don't just change the spelling to conform to the spoken form is
> beyond me. Just another anomaly of the English language I guess and we'll
> have to just accept that fact.
> ======

Yes, I agree. In fact, I've never heard anyone actually use WED NES DAY that
I can remember anyway.

Cheri

"Bruce" > wrote in message
T...
> In article >, sf says...
>>
>> On Sun, 6 Nov 2016 06:40:05 +1100, Bruce >
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Are you comparing getting the name of an entire country wrong to
>> > pronouncing the name of a fly-over state differently? (With all due
>> > respect to fly-over people.)
>>
>> Yes. That fly-over state is twice the size of England.
>> In fact, 11 of our States are larger than the entire UK.
>>
>> 1. Alaska = 7.05 UKs
>> 2. Texas = 2.86 UKs
>> 3. California = 1.74 UKs
>> 4. Montana = 1.56 UKs
>> 5. New Mexico = 1.29 UKs
>> 6. Arizona = 1.21 UKs
>> 7. Nevada= 1.17 UKs
>> 8. Colorado = 1.11 UKs
>> 9. Oregon = 1.04 UKs
>> 10. Wyoming = 1.03 UKs
>> 11. Michigan = 1.03 UKs
>
> But they're not countries. They don't even have a soccer team in world
> championships. The UK has potentially 4.

But I only care about American football and (Super Bowl) American baseball
( and World Series) basketball (and NBA playoffs) how many of those do you
have that I would be interested in, cause I have a whole lot from the states
in my country.

Cheri

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 04 Nov 2016 21:37:32 -0700, Leonard Blaisdell
> > wrote:
>
>> In article >, sf
>> > wrote:
>>
>> > Equate it with the state called Nevada (the correct way) and NeVAHda
>> > (completely wrong).
>>
>> Amen sister. Testify! It ****es me, and everyone else born here, off
>> when my State is pronounced NeVAHda. But that's the case. I can't
>> escape it. National politicians are schooled on how to say Nevada.
>> Now let's talk about 'Frisco. <double winkey>
>>
>
>
>
> Don't get me started about the people who put "the" in front of
> highway numbers. That's sooo Southern California. Ugh! We drive on
> 101, not The 101. Also - they might call their region SoCal, but we
> are Northern California. I talk back to the TV whenever a
> news/weather caster, TV personality pulls one of those boners.

Actually a lot of people say NorCal now.

Cheri

In article >, Cheri says...
>
> "Bruce" > wrote in message
> T...
> > In article >, sf says...
> >>
> >> On Sun, 6 Nov 2016 06:40:05 +1100, Bruce >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Are you comparing getting the name of an entire country wrong to
> >> > pronouncing the name of a fly-over state differently? (With all due
> >> > respect to fly-over people.)
> >>
> >> Yes. That fly-over state is twice the size of England.
> >> In fact, 11 of our States are larger than the entire UK.
> >>
> >> 1. Alaska = 7.05 UKs
> >> 2. Texas = 2.86 UKs
> >> 3. California = 1.74 UKs
> >> 4. Montana = 1.56 UKs
> >> 5. New Mexico = 1.29 UKs
> >> 6. Arizona = 1.21 UKs
> >> 7. Nevada= 1.17 UKs
> >> 8. Colorado = 1.11 UKs
> >> 9. Oregon = 1.04 UKs
> >> 10. Wyoming = 1.03 UKs
> >> 11. Michigan = 1.03 UKs
> >
> > But they're not countries. They don't even have a soccer team in world
> > championships. The UK has potentially 4.
>
> But I only care about American football and (Super Bowl) American baseball
> ( and World Series) basketball (and NBA playoffs) how many of those

those what?

> do you
> have that I would be interested in, cause I have a whole lot from the states
> in my country.

A whole lot of what?

"Bruce" wrote in message
T...

In article >, Ophelia says...
>
> "Bruce" wrote in message
> T...
>
> In article >, Ophelia says...
> >
> > "Bruce" wrote in message
> > T...
> >
> > In article >, Ophelia says...
> > >
> > > I have explained the difference many times if they ask, but I don't
> > > care
> > > if
> > > they get it right or wrong .... why would I ?? )
> > >
> > > Don't you love when they make things up to appear downtrodden ??? LOL
> > > It
> > > matters not a jot to me)))
> >
> > I agree, it doesn't matter. I also don't mind if people don't know the
> > difference between Holland, Netherlands and Dutch. Or if they confuse
> > Dutch and Deutsch. Or when a bank person in Sydney said to me: "You're
> > Dutch... Does that mean you're from Dutchland?"
> >
> > I mean, it IS confusing
> >
> > ===========
> >
> > LOL it is, but what does it matter if they understand what you are
> > saying??
>
> Yes, I don't think she recorded me in their files as a German
>
> > btw have you been following the politics ... whew!!
>
> In the UK, about the Brexit court ruling?
>
> ===============
>
> Nope. Read up on what is happening to Geert!

You mean his court case? It's the second time now. He won the first one.
I hope he wins this one too. Freedom of speech. And what he said wasn't
THAT bad.
=============

Just an excuse to get at him.

--
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk

In article >, Ophelia says...
>
> "Bruce" wrote in message
> T...
>
> In article >, Ophelia says...
> >
> > "Bruce" wrote in message
> > T...
> >
> > In article >, Ophelia says...
> > >
> > > "Bruce" wrote in message
> > > T...
> > >
> > > I agree, it doesn't matter. I also don't mind if people don't know
> > > the
> > > difference between Holland, Netherlands and Dutch. Or if they confuse
> > > Dutch and Deutsch. Or when a bank person in Sydney said to me: "You're
> > > Dutch... Does that mean you're from Dutchland?"
> > >
> > > I mean, it IS confusing
> > >
> > > ===========
> > >
> > > LOL it is, but what does it matter if they understand what you are
> > > saying??
> >
> > Yes, I don't think she recorded me in their files as a German
> >
> > > btw have you been following the politics ... whew!!
> >
> > In the UK, about the Brexit court ruling?
> >
> > ===============
> >
> > Nope. Read up on what is happening to Geert!
>
> You mean his court case? It's the second time now. He won the first one.
> I hope he wins this one too. Freedom of speech. And what he said wasn't
> THAT bad.
> =============
>
> Just an excuse to get at him.

Yes, but he actually benefits from this kind of attention. He's on the
news a lot because of this court case.

"Bruce" wrote in message
T...

In article >, Ophelia says...
>
> "Bruce" wrote in message
> T...
>
> In article >, Ophelia says...
> >
> > "Bruce" wrote in message
> > T...
> >
> > In article >, Ophelia says...
> > >
> > > "Bruce" wrote in message
> > > T...
> > >
> > > I agree, it doesn't matter. I also don't mind if people don't know
> > > the
> > > difference between Holland, Netherlands and Dutch. Or if they confuse
> > > Dutch and Deutsch. Or when a bank person in Sydney said to me: "You're
> > > Dutch... Does that mean you're from Dutchland?"
> > >
> > > I mean, it IS confusing
> > >
> > > ===========
> > >
> > > LOL it is, but what does it matter if they understand what you are
> > > saying??
> >
> > Yes, I don't think she recorded me in their files as a German
> >
> > > btw have you been following the politics ... whew!!
> >
> > In the UK, about the Brexit court ruling?
> >
> > ===============
> >
> > Nope. Read up on what is happening to Geert!
>
> You mean his court case? It's the second time now. He won the first one.
> I hope he wins this one too. Freedom of speech. And what he said wasn't
> THAT bad.
> =============
>
> Just an excuse to get at him.

Yes, but he actually benefits from this kind of attention. He's on the
news a lot because of this court case.
===========

True Freedom of Speech thing is running rampant there atm.



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http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk

On Saturday, November 5, 2016 at 5:29:52 PM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2016-11-05 3:29 PM, sf wrote:
>
> > Why? You're "not from here". The problem arises when outsiders
> > insist they are right and tell the locals they are wrong, after being
> > informed about the correct local pronunciation. I guess you missed it
> > when Donald Trump tried to tell Nevada residents how to pronounce the
> > name of their state a few days ago. He wasn't ignorant, he was
> > arrogant.
>
>
> Ignorance and arrogance go hand in hand.
> Gawd damn it is scary to watch your election from up here. That guy is
> a loony. He actually makes Sarah Palin look sane.
> >

Dave, it's scary to watch it from down here.

Cindy Hamilton

On Saturday, November 5, 2016 at 6:59:02 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
> In article >, sf says...
> >
> > On Sun, 6 Nov 2016 06:40:05 +1100, Bruce >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Are you comparing getting the name of an entire country wrong to
> > > pronouncing the name of a fly-over state differently? (With all due
> > > respect to fly-over people.)
> >
> > Yes. That fly-over state is twice the size of England.
> > In fact, 11 of our States are larger than the entire UK.
> >
> > 1. Alaska = 7.05 UKs
> > 2. Texas = 2.86 UKs
> > 3. California = 1.74 UKs
> > 4. Montana = 1.56 UKs
> > 5. New Mexico = 1.29 UKs
> > 6. Arizona = 1.21 UKs
> > 7. Nevada= 1.17 UKs
> > 8. Colorado = 1.11 UKs
> > 9. Oregon = 1.04 UKs
> > 10. Wyoming = 1.03 UKs
> > 11. Michigan = 1.03 UKs
>
> But they're not countries. They don't even have a soccer team in world
> championships. The UK has potentially 4.

Sports? Really? That's what it boils down to?

Cindy Hamilton

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> Dave Smith wrote:
> > Gawd damn it is scary to watch your election from up here. That guy is
> > a loony. He actually makes Sarah Palin look sane.
> > >
>
> Dave, it's scary to watch it from down here.

Seriously. I think this is the worst two choices we've ever had.
It's a lose-lose election.

It actually annoys me how the media completely ignored the other
2 candidates. I'll bet you most people have no idea what they
believe in. I'll bet most people can't even name the other two
candidates. I'm guilty of that myself.

They should have at least been offered a debate or two between
themselves on national television just to let everyone get to
know them. In the past, I might have leaned toward a Libertarian
candidate...if they had the slightest chance in hell of winning.

I'll just be glad when this is over. Thankfully, it's to be soon.

In article >,
says...
>
> On 2016-11-05 6:58 PM, Bruce wrote:
> > In article >, sf says...
> >>
> >> On Sun, 6 Nov 2016 06:40:05 +1100, Bruce >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Are you comparing getting the name of an entire country wrong to
> >>> pronouncing the name of a fly-over state differently? (With all due
> >>> respect to fly-over people.)
> >>
> >> Yes. That fly-over state is twice the size of England.
> >> In fact, 11 of our States are larger than the entire UK.
> >>
> >> 1. Alaska = 7.05 UKs
> >> 2. Texas = 2.86 UKs
> >> 3. California = 1.74 UKs
> >> 4. Montana = 1.56 UKs
> >> 5. New Mexico = 1.29 UKs
> >> 6. Arizona = 1.21 UKs
> >> 7. Nevada= 1.17 UKs
> >> 8. Colorado = 1.11 UKs
> >> 9. Oregon = 1.04 UKs
> >> 10. Wyoming = 1.03 UKs
> >> 11. Michigan = 1.03 UKs
> >
> > But they're not countries. They don't even have a soccer team in world
> > championships. The UK has potentially 4.
> >
>
>
> Hmm....I just looked at the list of Olympic gold medal winners for the
> last 50 years. UK and Australia have never won a medal in soccer, and
> the Netherlands has not won one since 1920.

Try again

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ts_in_football

Janet UK

On 2016-11-06 7:23 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Saturday, November 5, 2016 at 5:29:52 PM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2016-11-05 3:29 PM, sf wrote:
>>
>>> Why? You're "not from here". The problem arises when outsiders
>>> insist they are right and tell the locals they are wrong, after being
>>> informed about the correct local pronunciation. I guess you missed it
>>> when Donald Trump tried to tell Nevada residents how to pronounce the
>>> name of their state a few days ago. He wasn't ignorant, he was
>>> arrogant.
>>
>>
>> Ignorance and arrogance go hand in hand.
>> Gawd damn it is scary to watch your election from up here. That guy is
>> a loony. He actually makes Sarah Palin look sane.
>>>
>
> Dave, it's scary to watch it from down here.


Maybe it cold be a good thing. American politics are way too polarized.
I don't know how nervous most Americans are about Trump or Clinton
becoming president that they would vote strategically for one or the
other in the hope of keeping one out of the office. Perhaps it is time
for people to start voting for the other parties and to help them grow
and become a legitimate force in federal politics. Your guy might not
get elected but, providing Trump doesn't drag you into a major conflict
that destroys the country, they could be the start of a greater
political future.