[SOC] Off topic observations and a question

[Jan Clute]

Derek - Are the Brits also over-using "ahead of" "in advance of" in place of
"before" to the same extent we yanks seem to be? This sounds like the
opposite. 73 Jan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Derek Wills" <oo7 at astro.as.utexas.edu>
To: <k4ksr at qsl.net>; <soc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 11:17 AM
Subject: Re: [SOC] Off topic observations and a question


>     See  http://www.nhscot.org/HeavyAthletics.htm
>     although it may not be the real origin...
>
>
> > Today the stone is used mostly for stating the weight of
> > persons or animals. No -s is added for the plural
>
>     No plural for hundredweight, either - strange.
>     The Amurricans take this farther and don't pluralize
>     or even pluralise "pair".   As in "I have 2 pair of
>     tickets".
>
>     And their "in back of" for "behind" bugs me, although I
>     realize/realise that we use "in front of" with no probs.
>
> Derek aa5bt, g3nmx
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