"Dave Piggin" bravely wrote to "All" (09 Oct 05 18:52:24)
--- on the heady topic of " Aluminum tubing?"

DP From: Dave Piggin
DP Xref: core-easynews rec.radio.amateur.antenna:218532

Also, why do we say tube rather than valve?

DP Because a tube allows a substance through it without restriction, a
DP valve is a device for controlling such.
DP Dave


Croutons de boeuf! They are all cathode ray tubes. Valve is from the
stupide French who couldn't translate tube properly and the Brits
then blindly adopted it.

A*s*i*m*o*v

.... Goose Pester Blondo Yip Lives!

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?

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

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..

That's what our rulers (President and Prime Minister) count on...
confusion among the people!

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 Sun, 09 Oct 2005 02:21:03 GMT, wrote:



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


Wow... that's cutting things close...

I could add the word ass and fanny to the conversation we're having
but I'd better not !

Peter, G3PHO

Peter wrote:
I could add the word ass and fanny to the conversation we're having
but I'd better not !

In England, a friend of mine was introduced thusly:
"Hey Everyone! Here's a friend from America! He's Randy!"
Randy wondered why everyone was laughing.
--
73, Cecil, http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp

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?


You also give your car a trunk while we give it a boot!

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