Ha! now we have something else interesting. I know a swedish guy who calls something "sheet". I know what he means it's $hit. Maybe like the X246B of mine is. Has cost me 4x what I paid for it in parts so far and still it's "sheet". I'm not taking sides but DavidS knows what this is about.
Arse is the correct spelling of the word used in British English to mean a persons buttocks or a stupid person. Ass is a donkey. The fact that our American friends have chosen to use ass to replace arse does not make it correct. The same goes for color, license and labor etc. Whilst we should flattered that many around the world have adopted the English language, the definitive version should always be British English. I have never heard arse referred to as a swear word, but it would be polite not to use it in front of the vicar.
Fun isn't it! I can guarantee Swedish guy reckoned bad mechanics were "sheet". I miss him so very much. It might be italians say the same..
Well, Ross - that's your opinion anyway... But you're the boss so I'll just write it as 'arse' from now on and refer any whingers to you. Mind, I think there's a distinction to be drawn between 'arse' and 'ar&ehole' but maybe that's slang as well - I just don't know. Can I write the multi-purpose word '****' here or do I still need to put 'tw@t'? I thought that was Mexicans...
Ah, needs must when the devil drives, Ross. As it happens, I'm having a new stand made for that do-nut lamp so you won't have to kindly loan me yours again next year. In fact, Ray and I need a whole new [strike]stand[/strike] scaffolding system for our 2017 do-nut, ahem, array and work is proceeding apace...
Still the same meaning for anyone who reads it, so why not write '****' directly instead of complicating stuff?
No you wrote both ways and asked a question wheter you could write **** or if you needed to write 'tw@t', and I just simply asked why you should complicate it by writing the latter since it's still the same word. I still want to know why...
Opinion and fact. This thread started as a light-hearted banter about why some sane person would convert a perfectly good pressure lantern into an electrified monstrosity. David posted a 'tongue-in cheek' joke (did you all get it?). I put a big hook on my fishing line and said, "For members who can't spell, David means 'Assholes'. I thought that this would catch some big fish (expected US) because of the difference of the English language between the UK and the US on 'arse' and 'ass'. I was not expecting (silly me!) Christer to jump in with both feet and try and justify the use of 'ass' and turn the light-hearted thread to a more serious direction. I then (again tongue-in-cheek) forgave Christer for not understanding the nuances of what David and myself had posted. The 'nuances' I referred to were pounced on as being the differences between arse and ass, which was not the case, it was the whole nuance of the thread - the difference between 'arse' and 'ass' was a separate part of the sentence for which I had again attached a big hook on the fishing line - which Christer swallowed whole. The thread then moved on to other humorous posts and away from the more serious trend. But of course, instead of leaving it alone, Christer resurrected the earlier part of the thread attacking David and myself. He seemed to be saying it was 'no big deal' but in fact he was making it a 'big deal'. I then decided that as a moderator and colleague of Christer on CPL/CCS that I should bow out. I never meant to undermine. But then Ross dived in head first! His first comment: This is totally wrong! Unfortunately on the Internet about 99% of the definitions of words and expressions is written by US Americans (even the Oxford Dictionary US). If you look up 'arse' most places will tell you that it is the British slang version of 'ass'. This is so stupid that I am amazed that it is not questioned! 'Arse' is an Anglo/Saxon word (of Germanic origins) that has been part of the English language for more than 1000 years. It was a regular English word for hundreds of years before there was any 'United States'. The fact is that 'ass' is the bastardisation of the good English word 'arse'. I will grant you that it is normally an 'informal' word (one that is usually used with friends, but not slang). Ross says: Of course! 'Bad ass' is a totally US expression where they use the corruption of 'arse'. Other abominations: 'get go', 'my bad', 'give it up for', etc., etc. In English we have expressions such as 'arsing about', where you would not substitute the word 'ass'. I have seen many posts where members state opinion as fact. Have I done the same?
Ha Ross, you know me too well! I am usually a person of few words, and maybe a few words towards the beginning of this thread would have saved me having to write a lot later. But as always with threads that seem to go astray, I am a positive person who hopes they will not go crazy and that moderate replies will rule the day. This thread went from a 'nothing' into 'OMG' (David, sorry for the OMG!) very quickly. I saw lots of opinions being quoted as facts and they continued as the thread progressed. In the end, I felt that I had to say something. The 'something' turned into more than I originally intended. Ah well, such is life.
Whereas I just lost the will to live (never mind respond) several hours ago... Today, I've been fettling my Lister D - the stationary engine equivalent of the X246B...
Trevor, I got pretty much all of that before your loong explanation, of course having the advantage to be able to express yourself in your own language. You obviously think I'm an idiot! But that's good to finally realize, so I can act accordinlgy in the future in my few contacts with you. The funny thing is that you didn't get one thing of what I tried to say. Like David, I almost also lost the will to live now, so I'm going out in the dark to play with my hot bulb engines. Nothing as soothing as that reliable thumping.
Hurrah! I just knew there was a connection between Lamps an stationery engines! I could sense it was there but surely the 'D' is more like the Guardsman in terms of age? The x246b is more like a Briggs an Stratton (to my specsaver eyes anyway!) pb
Um, no - there are a few minor parts to obtain and some issues to sort out before that. Hopefully, it'll be on a workbench (or the trolley) before tomorrow's done...
Yep! A pretty good connection, even if it takes a little turn via blow lamps, which in my world is the same hobby as stoves and lamps. The correct way to start a hot bulb engine is with a large blow lamp. In the light of a nice pressure lamp if it's dark(ish) as it is now.
