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- Fri Aug 17, 2007 11:36 pm
- Forum: Word Origins and Meanings
- Topic: @
- Replies: 36
- Views: 15135
@
Shelley, sorry it's taken me so long to answer - didn't look for a couple of days and then the site went into hibernation. Anyway, if you still want to know how to get two elephants into a Mini (though I hope you haven't been losing sleep over it), the answer is quite simple: One in the front and on...
- Fri Aug 17, 2007 7:21 pm
- Forum: No, wait. Don't tell me
- Topic: Rooster/quarter
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7023
Rooster/quarter
Do you know what the difference is between an elephant and a post box?
- Sat Jul 28, 2007 7:21 pm
- Forum: Addicts' Corner
- Topic: Hooked On Internet? Help Is Just A Click Away!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5388
Hooked On Internet? Help Is Just A Click Away!
Erik, where is the help that you seemed to be promising in the title of your posting? You got my hopes up for a moment.
- Sat Jul 28, 2007 7:18 pm
- Forum: Word Origins and Meanings
- Topic: @
- Replies: 36
- Views: 15135
@
How do you get two elephants into a Mini?
- Sat Jul 28, 2007 7:16 pm
- Forum: Usage and Writing
- Topic: Gender: political correctness
- Replies: 47
- Views: 15500
Gender: political correctness
Priceless!gdwdwrkr wrote: Are you holding that door for me because I'm a lady?
No, I'm holding the door for you because I'm a gentleman.
- Fri Jul 27, 2007 7:34 pm
- Forum: Word Origins and Meanings
- Topic: @
- Replies: 36
- Views: 15135
@
That sure is one very small elephant!
- Fri Jul 27, 2007 7:20 pm
- Forum: Word Origins and Meanings
- Topic: @
- Replies: 36
- Views: 15135
@
In Israel we call it a strudel, or sometimes a snail. I do like Jane's "cabbage" though - let's see if we can get it to catch on.
- Fri Jul 27, 2007 7:10 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Euphemistic requests
- Replies: 26
- Views: 10656
Euphemistic requests
Oh, wish I'd known about this character back then!
- Fri Jul 27, 2007 6:33 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Euphemistic requests
- Replies: 26
- Views: 10656
Euphemistic requests
The butter reference reminded me of a visit to a friend who, sitting next to me on the sofa, said, 'Do you want a drink?' When I naively replied in the affirmative, she said, 'Great, get me one too.' As for "would you like to" - when I was new in England I got a job as a typist and when one of the p...
- Tue Jul 24, 2007 12:37 am
- Forum: Word Origins and Meanings
- Topic: turnover vs revenue
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6719
turnover vs revenue
P.S. Penguin Dictionary of Economics (1998) defines turnover as "total sales receipts" or "total sales revenue" of a business. So it seems to me that revenue and turnover are not necessarily identical, in that a business can have revenue that is not from sales (e.g. bank interest).
- Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:06 pm
- Forum: Word Origins and Meanings
- Topic: turnover vs revenue
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6719
turnover vs revenue
Sorry Quoc, my earlier posting was simply based on looking up the words in a dictionary, and my understanding was that these words are indeed interchangeable in that particular sense. But having read Tony and Harry's postings I am now not so sure I understand what these terms mean. Maybe someone els...
- Mon Jul 23, 2007 12:14 am
- Forum: Word Origins and Meanings
- Topic: "Thoughts and prayers are with --- "
- Replies: 30
- Views: 10232
"Thoughts and prayers are with --- "
Oh yes, have heard that one and I think it's great. Thanks for the reminder. I think I still sometimes make that mistake - oh look at her, she's so strong and with-it and I'm so feeble. When actually she just looks strong and with-it, and probably I do too! (at least some of the time)
- Sun Jul 22, 2007 11:46 pm
- Forum: Word Origins and Meanings
- Topic: turnover vs revenue
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6719
turnover vs revenue
Quoc, turnover and revenue are both terms which can be used to describe the gross income of a business, i.e. how much money the business receives.
(But be careful with usage, as revenue is also used in other contexts, e.g. what the government takes as tax.)
(But be careful with usage, as revenue is also used in other contexts, e.g. what the government takes as tax.)
- Sun Jul 22, 2007 11:42 pm
- Forum: Word Origins and Meanings
- Topic: quiet as a churchmouse
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8574
quiet as a churchmouse
Yes, I think this is a mix-up between two phrases: quiet as a mouse; poor as a churchmouse.
But in my experience mice are quite squeaky actually.
But in my experience mice are quite squeaky actually.
- Sun Jul 22, 2007 11:40 pm
- Forum: Word Origins and Meanings
- Topic: "Thoughts and prayers are with --- "
- Replies: 30
- Views: 10232
"Thoughts and prayers are with --- "
Oh, absolutely!
One of my favourite books is Everybody's Normal Till You Get to Know Them (by John Ortberg).
Normal? Who's normal? Ever met a normal person? I haven't.
One of my favourite books is Everybody's Normal Till You Get to Know Them (by John Ortberg).
Normal? Who's normal? Ever met a normal person? I haven't.