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Re: Hello, New Member
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 7:33 pm
by bobbob
enfielddream wrote:Thank you Ovenpaa. Seems like it makes sense. Also, to refer to a English person as a BRIT or the English people as BRITS is that O.K. in general especially coming from a YANK?
Fine by me
Hello and welcome.
Re: Hello, New Member
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 7:35 pm
by ovenpaa
Yes Brit or Brits is fine by me as well
Re: Hello, New Member
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 8:15 pm
by John25
ovenpaa wrote:I think legend has it Limey was the American word for English sailors because they used to eat Limes to prevent Scurvy but I could be very wrong...
Quite right Ovenpaa, and lime juice was issued in some ships with the rum.
(before my time, my old Chief told me when I was a Junior Seaman)
Welcome Elmer, Yank, Colonial Cousin, Gringo, most important, fellow shooter and fullborer.
Welcome :cheers:
Re: Hello, New Member
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 9:15 pm
by ovenpaa
Well as long as they were not adding the lime juice to Snowballs.... :lol: :lol: