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Re: "write him" was Re: More questions

From:Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
Date:Friday, November 28, 2003, 22:46
On Thu, Nov 27, 2003 at 11:14:59PM -0500, Tristan McLeay wrote:
> The kitchen dresser in our kitchen has cupboards down the bottom for
Missing preposition alert! I would say "down *at* the bottom"; "down the bottom" to me implies "running downard along the bottom".
> It's probably about 1.5--2 m wide, where the m doesn't stand for mile.
Even in Leftpondia, "m" doesn't usually mean "mile"; "mile" is abbreviated "mi", or else the unit is left off completely because it's implied (the case on road signs).
> The bottom sticks out further than the top, which sticks out further than the > middle; the shelf hence made above the bottom is where our telephone/diary > etc. live.
Over here those are found in the occasional kitchen that has insufficient or nonexistent built-in cabinetry/counters. I wouldn't call them "dressers", though. :) -Mark