On Sat, 08 Oct 2005 17:21:05 GMT, (Peter)
wrote:

On Wed, 05 Oct 2005 20:27:02 -0500, Allan Butler
wrote:

I have tried all the local metal suppliers and several in the Chicago
area to get 6061-T6 aluminum tubing from in very specific sizes. I need to
^^^^^^^^

Why do you guys in the US always omit the "i" in aluminium ?

Alsao why a car tire instead of tyre?

Just asking ;-)


Peter, G3PHO

Because "the English and the Americans are two peoples separated by a
common language". G. B. Shaw, I believe.

R

Peter wrote:
Also why a car tire instead of tyre?

Why do your cars have bonnets even when it
isn't Easter?
--
73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp

Same argument I guess for having a hood like what an executioner wears!

And what about the tree sans leaves, roots and branches in the rear of
the car?

We could no doubt go on forever. I maintain though that it doesn't
matter how bad you spell, use colloquial terms or different languages.
What matters is that we allow for ambiguous meaning and then dialogue to
rectify misunderstanding..

It is a lot of fun though!

Bob

Cecil Moore wrote:

Why do your cars have bonnets even when it
isn't Easter?

I guess it is because you folks just don't understand English. We also note
you misspell color as well.

"Peter" wrote in message
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On Wed, 05 Oct 2005 20:27:02 -0500, Allan Butler
wrote:

I have tried all the local metal suppliers and several in the
Chicago
area to get 6061-T6 aluminum tubing from in very specific sizes. I need
to
^^^^^^^^

Why do you guys in the US always omit the "i" in aluminium ?

Alsao why a car tire instead of tyre?

Just asking ;-)


Peter, G3PHO

On 2005-10-06, Allan Butler wrote:
area to get 6061-T6 aluminum tubing from in very specific sizes.

Two mail order places to try: OnlineMetals.com (I've gotten great
service from them being only a few hundred miles away) and Aircraft
Spruce (never ordered metal from them, but lots of homebuilders do).

--
Ben Jackson

http://www.ben.com/

On Sat, 8 Oct 2005 12:53:00 -0500, "John N9JG"
wrote:

Also, why do we say tube rather than valve?

For the same reason we say toob instead of tshyoob.


"Peter" wrote in message
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On Wed, 05 Oct 2005 20:27:02 -0500, Allan Butler
wrote:

I have tried all the local metal suppliers and several in the
Chicago
area to get 6061-T6 aluminum tubing from in very specific sizes. I need
to
^^^^^^^^

Why do you guys in the US always omit the "i" in aluminium ?

Alsao why a car tire instead of tyre?

Just asking ;-)


Peter, G3PHO

On Sat, 08 Oct 2005 14:43:58 -0500, Bob Bob wrote:

And being even further OT

Brings further ambiguity to the term "retired" as well. (Like my 65 yo
father just had a wheel transplant)

Since I live in W5... How does one say/spell Titanium/Titanum?

I look at signs on the side of the road "Hiway" and cant for the life of
me work out what that means...

Peter, its actually said in the US how it looks.

Which is why we pronounce extraordinary with five or six
syllables instead of two.

This gets real
confusing for me! (Along with driving on the WRONG side of the road! grin)

Cheers Bob W5/VK2YQA East Texas
(past the langauge test - can say "Y'all" easily)

John N9JG wrote:

Why do you guys in the US always omit the "i" in aluminium ?

Alsao why a car tire instead of tyre?

Just asking ;-)


Peter, G3PHO

On Sat, 08 Oct 2005 20:24:09 GMT, Cecil Moore wrote:

Peter wrote:
Also why a car tire instead of tyre?

Why do your cars have bonnets even when it
isn't Easter?

Why doesn't getting knocked up in England result in babies?

On Sat, 08 Oct 2005 16:50:30 -0500, Bob Bob wrote:

Same argument I guess for having a hood like what an executioner wears!

And what about the tree sans leaves, roots and branches in the rear of
the car?

We could no doubt go on forever. I maintain though that it doesn't
matter how bad you spell, use colloquial terms or different languages.
What matters is that we allow for ambiguous meaning


and then dialogue to rectify misunderstanding..


I gotta say that's a pretty straightforward way to say it.
:-)

Eschew obfuscation whenever possible.


It is a lot of fun though!

Bob

Cecil Moore wrote:

Why do your cars have bonnets even when it
isn't Easter?

On Sat, 8 Oct 2005 18:11:27 -0400, "Fred W4JLE"
wrote:

I guess it is because you folks just don't understand English. We also note
you misspell color as well.

Their orthography is far more glamourous. :-)



"Peter" wrote in message
.. .
On Wed, 05 Oct 2005 20:27:02 -0500, Allan Butler
wrote:

I have tried all the local metal suppliers and several in the
Chicago
area to get 6061-T6 aluminum tubing from in very specific sizes. I need
to
^^^^^^^^

Why do you guys in the US always omit the "i" in aluminium ?

Alsao why a car tire instead of tyre?

Just asking ;-)


Peter, G3PHO