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Discussion Groups / English Usage / August 2007Later, folks
Lest I be accused of a clandestine resignation, please be informed that Mrs. Bob and I are off for a beach sojourn of indefinite duration (ie., for as long as she can stand having me around all day). The computer goes off as soon as this is posted. Estimated return: Labor Day. I realize I may miss the SDC, but life is full of disappointments. I myself have frequently been a disappointment. But I digress ... r_s_lieblich@yahoo.com had it ... > Lest I be accused of a clandestine resignation, please be informed > that Mrs. Bob and I are off for a beach sojourn of indefinite duration [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > But I digress ... Well, I would wish you a happy vacation, but since you won't be able to read this, I don't think I'll bother.  SignatureDavid ===== > r_s_lieblich@yahoo.com had it ... > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Well, I would wish you a happy vacation, but since you won't be able > to read this, I don't think I'll bother. But he might read all the posts when he gets back, so maybe "we hope you had a happy vacation" is in order. In the meantime, many of us will be wishing that we, too, were on a beach somewhere, though many of us would, of course, take a laptop with us... SignatureMaria >> r_s_lieblich@yahoo.com had it ... >> [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >beach somewhere, though many of us would, of course, take a laptop with >us... The thing that's got me is: when _is_ Labor Day"? Howard hasn't even called the election yet. SignatureRichard Bollard Canberra Australia To email, I'm at AMT not spAMT. Richard Bollard <richardb@spamt.edu.au> wrote [...] > The thing that's got me is: when _is_ Labor Day"? Howard hasn't > even called the election yet. For some of us, every day is labor day. SignatureFranke: EFL teacher & medical editor Native speaker of American English; posting from Taiwan. "When you have to depend on those who used to depend on you, it's time to say goodbye." Anymouse. >r_s_lieblich@yahoo.com had it ... > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >Well, I would wish you a happy vacation, but since you won't be able >to read this, I don't think I'll bother. But if someone better educated could kindly inform me when Labor Day is, I could start counting. (yes, I know I could look it up; I'm just too lazy). Katy > >r_s_lieblich@yahoo.com had it ... > > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > But if someone better educated could kindly inform me when Labor Day is, I > could start counting. (yes, I know I could look it up; I'm just too lazy). 3 September . exw6sxq@earthlink.net had it ... > > >r_s_lieblich@yahoo.com had it ... > > > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > 3 September . But it should perhaps be further explained that it moves - it's the first Monday in September. SignatureDavid ===== > exw6sxq@earthlink.net had it ... [...] >>> But if someone better educated could kindly inform me when Labor >>> Day is, I could start counting. (yes, I know I could look it up; [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > But it should perhaps be further explained that it moves - it's the > first Monday in September. After which no lady wears white shoes, I believe. SignatureMike. -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com >> exw6sxq@earthlink.net had it ... >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > After which no lady wears white shoes, I believe. Aha! So you *were* paying attention, although it's white *anything*. Cheers, Sage >>> exw6sxq@earthlink.net had it ... >>> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >Aha! So you *were* paying attention, although it's white *anything*. So it's an above the knees rule too, then? SignatureTony Cooper Orlando, FL > >> exw6...@earthlink.net had it ... > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >> But it should perhaps be further explained that it moves - it's the > >> first Monday in September. Kind of a movable clambake. > > After which no lady wears white shoes, I believe. > > Aha! So you *were* paying attention, although it's white *anything*. I think the rule covers everything or almost everything but shirts and underwear, for both ladies and gentlemen (but not brides). Gentlemen may wear white dinner jackets from Memorial Day (last Monday in May) to Labor Day. And may call them tuxedos. -- Jerry Friedman has never been to a clambake. >> >> exw6...@earthlink.net had it ... >> [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > may wear white dinner jackets from Memorial Day (last Monday in May) > to Labor Day. And may call them tuxedos. I was with you up to the last sentence. Do gentlemen really call white dinner jackets tuxedos? Musicians certainly don't -- it would too easy to show up at the gig in the wrong monkey suit if we did. SignatureRoland Hutchinson Will play viola da gamba for food. NB mail to my.spamtrap [at] verizon.net is heavily filtered to remove spam. If your message looks like spam I may not see it. On Aug 29, 11:39 pm, Roland Hutchinson <my.spamt...@verizon.net> wrote: > jerry_fried...@yahoo.com wrote: > >> >> exw6...@earthlink.net had it ... [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > dinner jackets tuxedos? Musicians certainly don't -- it would too easy to > show up at the gig in the wrong monkey suit if we did. Really? I thought tuxedo = dinner jacket = black tie and tails = white tie, with no possibility of ambiguity (and monkey suit = tails, with some possibility that it could also mean a tux). I don't move in the circles where such things are talked about, so I can't claim any expertise on usage. I was just trying to avoid laying down the law for once. -- Jerry Friedman |
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