[GreenKeys] Tools you can use.

[Doug Alderdice]

On 6/20/2015 11:32 PM, Dave Horsfall wrote:
> Ah, countries divided by a common language.  In Britain it's an adjustable
> spanner, whilst in Australia it's a shifter.  Basically, it's a butcher's
> tool, but it's handy in an emergency.
>
> Damn; I try to point out the difference between "it's" and "its", but its
> explanation can be difficult :-)
>
> And don't even get me started on the word "faggot" (it has at least three
> meanings, all of which can be used in the same sentence).


Ah, gotta love English!  I live it every day with my high school 
students who are mostly English language learners.  These kids and their 
families are new immigrants.  It can be quite interesting and often 
amusing in class (I teach math) when the subtleties of English and all 
the homonyms start flying around.  And there's the kids who did learn 
some English before coming here from former British colonies so what 
English they understand is UK English, so this born-n-bred American kid 
is saying things like "zed" to not confuse them too much when the 
variable Z comes up in problem.

73,

Doug, KA2WFT