This seems like a conspiracy... they even spell it incorrectly http://www.flickr.com/photos/37347...@n05/4551794627/
~Mike~ On Jun 17, 3:24 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > I dunno about nookyooler, but axe is prolly 17th century English Aristocrat > by way of tidewater VA and Carolinas, as is much dialect we consider > southern and uneducated; like "et" and "ain't" and dropping "ng"s and the > drawl and slurring -- simply toppin', ol' fella. As I understand it, > southern speech remains heavily infected by old English pattnerns that have > long since been lost in England, as well as black patterns. > > So perhaps "Riven DALE" is simply southern and aristocratic and thus to be > imitated. > > I personally think that "ain't" fills a huge gap in our language and ought > to be encouraged; as, too, "y'all". Seriously. > > On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 1:07 PM, XO-1.org Rough Riders < > > > > > > adventureco...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I don't understand why this is difficult for some people. Do they lose > > their train of thought before they finish reading the name, because > > it's sooooooo long? > > > It's like all those people who say "axe" for "ask" or "nook-you-lur" > > for "nuclear" or "motorsickle" for "motorcycle". I don't get it, but > > ours is not to understand ignorance, only to help ameliorate it. > > > - Chris Kostman > > La Jolla, CA > >http://www.adventurecorps.com > >http://www.XO-1.org > >http://www.the508.com > > > > On Jun 17, 7:48 am, Blindrobert <roberto.cipri...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Your friends pronouncing your bike's maker as "RivenDALE"???? > > > > > Even my cyclist friends do it....I can only imagine that Grant and > > > > crew are driven to near madness. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscrib...@googlegroups.com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
