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Bannock said:
In a similar vein, the English word "black" comes from the same root word as many words for white in other Indo-European languages, such as "blanc" in French and "bianco" in Spanish. See also "bleach" and "blank" in English. In Proto Indo-European, the root "bla-" just meant something without colour, or shining.
Thereby proving that black is white.
Also, in English, the word "pink" used to refer to the colour we now call yellow, hence the term "dressmaker's pink", which is a form of marking chalk which is yellow in colour.
The red jackets worn by huntsman are called 'pinks', after the tailor who originally made them (possibly an urban myth?)Thereby proving that black is white.
Also, in English, the word "pink" used to refer to the colour we now call yellow, hence the term "dressmaker's pink", which is a form of marking chalk which is yellow in colour.
Edited by Bannock on Tuesday 16th May 15:24
98elise said:
AstonZagato said:
Jonquil said:
I beg to differ. You are 'in' a ship, dinghy or ferry because all are vessels.
I know you have to crouch in H.M.S. Victory because I got a sore head from
nutting the deck beams. However, there was no need to crouch aboard the Pride
of Rotterdam or the Queen Mary 2 but I was in them all the same.
"Hi, where are you"I know you have to crouch in H.M.S. Victory because I got a sore head from
nutting the deck beams. However, there was no need to crouch aboard the Pride
of Rotterdam or the Queen Mary 2 but I was in them all the same.
"Oh, I'm in the ferry on the way to France"
That doesn't sound right to me.
I served in the RN and nobody would say "in" a ship, it was "on" a ship.
"I'm on Ark Royal, my mate is on Invincible"
'In" just doesn't work!
TGCOTF-dewey said:
98elise said:
AstonZagato said:
Jonquil said:
I beg to differ. You are 'in' a ship, dinghy or ferry because all are vessels.
I know you have to crouch in H.M.S. Victory because I got a sore head from
nutting the deck beams. However, there was no need to crouch aboard the Pride
of Rotterdam or the Queen Mary 2 but I was in them all the same.
"Hi, where are you"I know you have to crouch in H.M.S. Victory because I got a sore head from
nutting the deck beams. However, there was no need to crouch aboard the Pride
of Rotterdam or the Queen Mary 2 but I was in them all the same.
"Oh, I'm in the ferry on the way to France"
That doesn't sound right to me.
I served in the RN and nobody would say "in" a ship, it was "on" a ship.
"I'm on Ark Royal, my mate is on Invincible"
'In" just doesn't work!
Why am I in a car but on a bus?
Italian prepositions are just as bad, if not worse because other things like gender have to be taken into account as well.
Halmyre said:
Why am I in a car but on a bus?
That was a few pages back: Essentially, as follows:- Do you need to crouch to enter and are not really able to move around = "in". In a car, In a helicopter.
- Do you walk into it and can move around when aboard? = "on". On a bus. On an aeroplane.
TGCOTF-dewey said:
98elise said:
AstonZagato said:
Jonquil said:
I beg to differ. You are 'in' a ship, dinghy or ferry because all are vessels.
I know you have to crouch in H.M.S. Victory because I got a sore head from
nutting the deck beams. However, there was no need to crouch aboard the Pride
of Rotterdam or the Queen Mary 2 but I was in them all the same.
"Hi, where are you"I know you have to crouch in H.M.S. Victory because I got a sore head from
nutting the deck beams. However, there was no need to crouch aboard the Pride
of Rotterdam or the Queen Mary 2 but I was in them all the same.
"Oh, I'm in the ferry on the way to France"
That doesn't sound right to me.
I served in the RN and nobody would say "in" a ship, it was "on" a ship.
"I'm on Ark Royal, my mate is on Invincible"
'In" just doesn't work!
I can't say I've ever heard anyone refer to being on board as "in".
Vanden Saab said:
SpeckledJim said:
Vanden Saab said:
You can drink while holding your breath.
I think that's the only way you can drink, isn't it?Only 1.7% of the Hiroshima bomb material fissioned.
Kyoto was saved partly because of its heritage and party because Henry Stimson (secretary of war) had gone on honeymoon there and liked it!
In WW2 the Tokyo bombings destroyed more buildings and infrastructure than both nuclear bombs.
Enola Gay was the mother of the pilot, the other planes were only named after the event.
Kyoto was saved partly because of its heritage and party because Henry Stimson (secretary of war) had gone on honeymoon there and liked it!
In WW2 the Tokyo bombings destroyed more buildings and infrastructure than both nuclear bombs.
Enola Gay was the mother of the pilot, the other planes were only named after the event.
talksthetorque said:
If you stand at the shore at one end of Loch Ness you can only see approximately 1/8th of its length because of the curvature of the earth.
If you look out from the shore of any large body of water you can only see about 3 miles because of the curvature of the earth. Ayahuasca said:
talksthetorque said:
If you stand at the shore at one end of Loch Ness you can only see approximately 1/8th of its length because of the curvature of the earth.
If you look out from the shore of any large body of water you can only see about 3 miles because of the curvature of the earth. Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff