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Discussion Groups / English Usage / June 2009In The Throws
Ian MacWhirter in the Glasgow Herald: "Ten years ago this week, as we waited for the Queen formally to open the Scottish Parliament, I was still in the throws of moving back from London, where I'd been working in Westminster for over a decade." > Ian MacWhirter in the Glasgow Herald: > > "Ten years ago this week, as we waited for the Queen formally to open > the Scottish Parliament, I was still in the throws of moving back from > London, where I'd been working in Westminster for over a decade." Yet again, I bemoan the death of the Sub.  SignatureDavid "the Omrud" <usenet.omrud@gEXPUNGEmail.com> wrote : >> Ian MacWhirter in the Glasgow Herald: >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Yet again, I bemoan the death of the Sub. There are still some ... one changed my "about 6000°C" to "about 6,000C (10,832F)" last week. Philip Eden > "the Omrud" <usenet.omrud@gEXPUNGEmail.com> wrote : > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > There are still some ... one changed my "about 6000°C" to > "about 6,000C (10,832F)" last week. And after you went to all that trouble to find a degree symbol. I suppose a man in your trade probably has to keep one close to hand. Ah, well, the Telegraph can still afford them, what with all the extra copies they've been selling. SignatureDavid Philip Eden filted: >"the Omrud" <usenet.omrud@gEXPUNGEmail.com> wrote : > >> Yet again, I bemoan the death of the Sub. >> >There are still some ... one changed my "about 6000°C" to >"about 6,000C (10,832F)" last week. Serves you right for abandoning the Kelvin scale....r SignatureA pessimist sees the glass as half empty. An optometrist asks whether you see the glass more full like this?...or like this? > Philip Eden filted: >> "the Omrud" <usenet.omrud@gEXPUNGEmail.com> wrote : [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Serves you right for abandoning the Kelvin scale....r Just his luck the sub would know Rankine. --Jeff SignatureThe comfort of the wealthy has always depended upon an abundant supply of the poor. --Voltaire Mike Harvey quotes Ian MacWhirter in the Glasgow Herald: > > "Ten years ago this week, as we waited for the Queen formally to open > > the Scottish Parliament, I was still in the throws of moving back from > > London, where I'd been working in Westminster for over a decade." "David" bemoans: > Yet again, I bemoan the death of the Sub. Well, haybe he was just throne out (but not threw the window, I hope, or he might be dead after all). SignatureMark Brader, Toronto "Let us knot coin gnu werds huitch msb@vex.net are spelld rong." -- Rik Fischer Smoody >Ian MacWhirter in the Glasgow Herald: > >"Ten years ago this week, as we waited for the Queen formally to open >the Scottish Parliament, I was still in the throws of moving back from >London, where I'd been working in Westminster for over a decade." And towing the party line, no doubt. SignatureSteve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa Web: http://hayesfam.bravehost.com/stevesig.htm Blog: http://methodius.blogspot.com E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk Steve Hayes filted: >>Ian MacWhirter in the Glasgow Herald: >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >And towing the party line, no doubt. Some kind of pre-Madonna, I suppose....r SignatureA pessimist sees the glass as half empty. An optometrist asks whether you see the glass more full like this?...or like this? |
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