Re: "write him" was Re: More questions

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