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WCDT 2971-2975 (1st - 5th June 2015)
ReindeerFlotilla:
Playing with different meanings. It's like the safety instruction, "Keep Out Of Reach Of Children." Everyone knows there's an implied "this product" in that. But I like to think of it as a general rule for living. You're just better off if the little buggers can't get at you.
In this case, I was reading "mileage" the same way your mechanic does when they ask for the odometer reading or the way oil is marketed for older cars.
I also get about 1.608 kilometers to the mile, but that probably has varied over time.
Is it cold in here?:
It's all having fun.
My favorite variation on "Keep out of reach of children" is "To avoid danger of suffocation, keep away from babies and small children". Pretending to misunderstand that one was a great treat.
jwhouk:
And pets. Don't forget the pets.
electromgneticDstroyosaur:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 05 Jun 2015, 15:33 ---BTW, I don't think anyone commented on the fact that Claire answered the call from Marten's phone. If she'd been as pissed off with him as some people conjectured, she would have let it ring.
--- End quote ---
I don't think Claire did pick up, though. Faye's wording feels an awful lot like a voicemail to me.
ZoeB:
--- Quote from: Omega Entity on 07 Jun 2015, 12:50 ---Maybe he'd never heard the phrase outside of a car commercial?
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Those in Australia and the UK have never heard it, period. We've only seen it in the metaphorical context. It has never appeared in adverts here.
When I first drove a car in the US, I saw "objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are" - and was enlightened. Instantly a Meatloaf song made sense. Before then, just one of many cultural mysteries. "Batteries not included" likewise.
"I can't believe it's not butter" I get. "Where's the beef"... not so much.
I'm sure Americans are equally bemused when Australians talk about a "Clayton's" this or that. Meaning Ersatz, replacement. As in "Our maths teacher's off sick, so we have a Clayton's (ie substitute) teacher"
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylH43Tcaj60
See also http://ozwords.org/?p=3240
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