GuyotLeonF wrote:
>
> In a message dated 14/01/98 03:59:32, you write:
>
> << Subj: Re: Joe Curry's mailbox
> Date: 14/01/98 03:59:32
> From: toryj@bellsouth.net (Tory Johnson)
> Reply-to: toryj@bellsouth.net
> To: GuyotLeonF@aol.com (GuyotLeonF)
>
> GuyotLeonF wrote:
> >
> > In a message dated 13/01/98 00:46:55, you write:
> >
> > <<
> > I also received one of these messages in reference to David Childs'
> > mailbox when i replied to him.....Must be a glitch somewhere.
> >
> > Troy Johnson
> > >>
> > Hi Troy,
> > A glitch or a blip ?
> > Leon
>
> So, Leon, Is that a common term?...... "a blip"?
> Troy
> >>
> Oh yes,indeed,we have lots of those here:usually our government uses the term
> when referring to their handling of the economy,eg:"This is just a temporary
> blip and nothing to worry about" (I think it was Nigel Lawson when he was
> Chancellor of The Exchequer-our Treasury)
> However,the dictionary,refers to a blip as another term for bleep or
> alternatively an image on a radar screen.
> Bleep of course is a short high-pitched sound eg.from electronic equipment
> Remember to English langwij is ever evolving.
> Leon
Leon,
twit,twat
glitch,blip
tomatoes, tomahtoes
potatoes, potahtoes,
Let's call the whole thing off.
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