On Sat, 01 Oct 2011 20:44:41 -0400 (EDT), Lisi wrote: > On Sunday 02 October 2011 01:09:16 Stephen Powell wrote: >> In England, "tea" means a full meal. > > Sorry to contradict you, but this is inaccurate. > ...
Hmm. Maybe that's Australia I was thinking of and I got the two countries mixed up. Anyway, though I was mistaken on one point, you proved my larger point. The same words sometimes mean different things to different countries, or even to sub-cultures within a country, even though all involved claim to speak "English". P.S. Don't ask for a napkin at a restaurant in Australia. You'll get very strange looks! Ask for a serviette. To them, a napkin is, um, well, never mind. -- .''`. Stephen Powell : :' : `. `'` `- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1298703065.2238589.1317518228726.javamail.r...@md01.wow.synacor.com
