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- From: sch@oasis.icl.co.uk (Simon Hamner)
- Newsgroups: alt.peeves
- Subject: Re: Palestine.
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- Date: 23 Dec 92 11:31:39 GMT
- References: <1992Dec22.123709.24837@parc.xerox.com>
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- dourish@EuroPARC.Xerox.COM (Paul Dourish) writes:
- > In article <BzMt2G.LLu@vcd.hp.com>, dmunroe@vcd.hp.com (Dave Munroe) writes:
- > > eradm@wbst845e.xerox.com writes:
- > > This reminded me of a section in Willard R. Espy's "Words at Play"; I don't
- > > know how accurate it is.
- >
- > > English place names:
- > [...]
- > > Abergavenny aber-genny
- > [...]
- > > Pontrefact pom-fret
- >
- > God, there's that plate tectonics effect again. Watch out everyone!
- > Abergavenny and Pontefract appear to have moved to England in some
- > curious freak geological accident! I bet they're both *really* pissed
- > off, too.
- >
- > Peeve: People who can't tell the difference between the nations of the
- > United Kingdom. These people are largely American or English,
- > curiously.
- >
- > -- Paul (a Scot in England)
- >
- > --
- > Paul Dourish, Rank Xerox EuroPARC, Cambridge, UK <dourish@europarc.xerox.com>
- >
- > "Ain't they got no barbers where you come from, boy?"
-
- Peeve: People who say my town of birth is not in England. Pontefract is in
- England, West Yorkshire to be precise, near to wonderful places like Wakefield
- & Featherstone. And its pronounced the way its spelt/spelled. As to Pomfret
- they do actually make those little chewy liquorice things there.
-
- !Peeve: relatives who work at the place where they make Pomfret cakes, and free
- samples.
-
-
- Simon.
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