Re: USAGE: [T] -> [f] (formerly Chinese Dialect Question)

On Sat, 4 Oct 2003, Mark J. Reed wrote:

> On Fri, Oct 03, 2003 at 11:39:44PM -0400, Tristan McLeay wrote:
> > Washing lines, those things you hang the washing on.
>
> Ah!  We call those "clotheslines" over here.  I would have been able to
> make the leap except for the fact that we don't call it "washing", either;
> it's "laundry".  :)
Ah, yes, I think I remember having this discussion on the net with another
American (you funny people ... learn to speak the language! :P). The
laundry here is where you keep the washing machine. (Though one washes
dishes, doing the washing refers to clothes. You can also do the dishes,
which is the same as washing them.)

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Tristan                  <kesuari@...>

Yesterday I was a dog. Today I'm a dog. Tomorrow I'll probably still
be a dog. Sigh! There's so little hope for advancement.
                -- Snoopy

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