[ARC5] Trivial question. Meaning of "SCR"

[Sandy Blaize]

Speaking of speaking another language called "King's English"...

(This is not meant to offend anyone...by the way!)

There was a request that was taken quite normally in England that meant a 
totally different thing to us "Yanks">
A British girl who knew her boyfriend pretty well might make a 
request:"Would you please come by my flat early tomorrow morning and knock 
me up please?"  I gathered it was a common request  until after WW2 when 
they stopped using it as the Yanks took it the wrong way!

We had a fellow who attended a social event in England going to a school on 
a piece of gear.  Everyone was introducing themselves and there were some 
ladies there as well.  Our chap was introducing himself: "Hi!  I'm Randy!". 
He said he wondered "why" he was getting peculiar looks until someone told 
him what that meant in
British" slang!

73,

Sandy W5TVW


-----Original Message----- 
From: Glen Zook
Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2013 6:18 PM
To: Neil ; arc5
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Trivial question. Meaning of "SCR"

Wireless in the British Empire.  However, radio was in use here in the 
"colonies" even before World War I.  Remember, Americans and the British are 
separated by a "common" language!

Glen, K9STH


Website:  http://k9sth.com


________________________________
From: Neil <neilb at ihug.co.nz>
To: arc5 <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2013 5:47 PM
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Trivial question.  Meaning of "SCR"

I have some difficulty with "Set, Complete, Radio" if this terminology
dates from WW1. Surely radio of that era was referred to as "wireless".

"Wireless" as a term was so entrenched in the public's minds that even
as late as 1970, my grandmother and my father's uncle and aunt (all
80+) still used the term in preference to "radio".
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