Topic: several veg growing terms that seem to confuse gardeners

[pumkinlover]

Love that cartoon! My pet hate is the 'Drive thru' signs that McDonald's and KFC exhibit, I sat in the car waiting for OH the other week near one and contemplated with 14 yr old son how difficult it would be to climb up there and correct the spelling........ ;D

Then on THIS website I'm always puzzling, scratching my head over your: postie, sammi, bickie, botti ...everyone ending in ie...sounds like toddlers talking ;D

It looks like what we are saying is it's ok for the English to mess up the English Language- but not any one else :o ???

My pet hate is Pub Grub!- I'd rather go home for home grown allotment real food.

[Aden Roller]

Has anyone else tried reading this thread backwards?
It's even funnier  ;D

?sdrawkcab daerht siht gnidaer deirt esle enoyna saH
reinnuf neve s'tI


You're right it is!!  ;D

[Aden Roller]

Does this thread get the prize for the greatest number of topics covered that are nothing to do with the title?

It should do.

And yours made me laugh alot!!

(Sorry - two posts in one go. Is that allowed?  ;) )

[Lishka]

Hey! This thing about spelling. In these days of teachers not properly correcting childrens' spellings (well they'll all be using computers and there's spell-check, isn't there?) here's a tip for you = never ever try to play hangman with a child, paticularly if the subject is 'a well-known phrase or saying'. Take it from me, it can't be done :o :o :o ;D

[GrannieAnnie]

Then there is the problem a witch had who had twins cause the witch couldn't tell which witch was which.

(I know--not very funny, but just heard it tonight and Halloween is coming.)

[Digeroo]

What is a Sammi?  I know about Sarnie and Lottie, and I thought that posty was spelt with a y.  

Does anyone know the American equivalent of the expression to kick someone in the teeth?

which witch was which.

   ;D Love it. 

Does anyone have problems typing with their hands in the wrong position on the key board.

[GrannieAnnie]

What is a Sammi?  I know about Sarnie and Lottie, and I thought that posty was spelt with a y.  

Does anyone know the American equivalent of the expression to kick someone in the teeth?

which witch was which.

   ;D Love it. 

Does anyone have problems typing with their hands in the wrong position on the key board.

All I could guess was Sammi is nickname for a sandwich maybe??
Digeroo, we Americans also say "kick someone in the teeth"
Yes, I often type in the dark in a recliner--very hard to position hands correctly and spend half the time making corrections.

[betula]

Sit on the settee and have it next to you.....much easier apart from my westie who likes to stand on the key board  ;D

[Lishka]

I thought it was mis-typed 'sarnie' too. Actually and completely illogically, I really don't like that contraction, and talk of "grabbing" a sarnie is deffo out of favour with me >:(

Mis-typing, tho.Yesterday I was working on a document which has to be mailed today at 9.00am. I was so frustrated by continually hitting the wrong keys, until I found the solution. I cut my finger nails. Why is it that some grow quicker than others? My second fingernails, both hands,are the culprits here.

Well, today's another day and time we said goodbye to little GrannieAnnie and welcomed the new, grown-up GranAnn to our group. :-*

Cheers, G-A!

Lish

[small]

Hey! This thing about spelling. In these days of teachers not properly correcting childrens' spellings

Hey! This thing about teachers! I used to give my year 2's 10 spellings a week to learn, tested every Friday morning, sticker charts for success, they loved it.  I had to make sure the Head wasn't around to see me, though.... ???

[grawrc]

Hey! This thing about spelling. In these days of teachers not properly correcting childrens' spellings

(Just between the two of us!!)

If you're going to make controversial statements like that on a forum with teachers present, check your spelling first!!! Hehe!!  ;D ;D ;D :P :P

Dammit I was going to conceal the bottom part but I've forgotten how! ;D ::)

[GrannieAnnie]

Sit on the settee and have it next to you.....much easier apart from my westie who likes to stand on the key board  ;D

Betula, shouldn't one set on a settee?

[Lishka]

Hey! This thing about spelling. In these days of teachers not properly correcting childrens' spellings

(Just between the two of us!!)

If you're going to make controversial statements like that on a forum with teachers present, check your spelling first!!! Hehe!!  ;D ;D ;D :P :P

Dammit I was going to conceal the bottom part but I've forgotten how! ;D ::)

Ya-boo sucks to you too. So wot's the difference between 'spelling' and 'punctuation' then Miss?

Enquiring Smart-Ar*se pupil needs to know :P ;D

[grawrc]

Ya-boo sucks to you too. So wot's the difference between 'spelling' and 'punctuation' then Miss?

Enquiring Smart-Ar*se pupil needs to know :P ;D

In the words of the great Nigel Molesworth:
http://www.stcustards.free-online.co.uk/intro.htm


"Tandem novum quidem et inauditum consilium capit."
... which neatly brings us back to terms that confuse not only gardeners! ;)

[betula]

Sit on the settee and have it next to you.....much easier apart from my westie who likes to stand on the key board  ;D

Betula, shouldn't one set on a settee?

Is that a posh way of saying it maybe ?I setttttttttttt on the settee ;D







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[grawrc]

I'd settle for sit, not sit on the settle.

[betula]

explain please.......off to work now x

[goodlife]

You lot have totally 'lost me'.. ::) Why wouldn't one sit on a settee..surely standing is not correct neither..or do you have you settees as for decoration only ??? ;)

[goodlife]

Or do you have sofas..sofies?..like I've heard some calling them over here..

[Lishka]

Teachers teaching spelling- I don't think I'm being controversial saying what is the policy in a country that's not bound by an English curriculum, in a school for gifted children in a State in that country, where her undoubted literary talents are encouraged tho correct spelling isn't - merely that it's hard to play hangman with her sometimes ;D ;D ;D

See Bets has had to go to work - tragedy, that, to have a fine settee and no time to sit on it ;)  Me, I've still got a lounger out in the garden, the sun is shining and so I'm off to, well, do a bit of lounging on it. I know my place. 8) (and that's me lounging with sunglasses on). It's really sunny and still here atm.