tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028654.post5363021707275800355..comments2024-03-06T22:56:05.646+00:00Comments on Ackworth born, gone West: What's this @Gerald (Ackworth born)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10972748175799683560noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028654.post-38772907225915854012007-08-30T02:44:00.000+01:002007-08-30T02:44:00.000+01:00Oh, I love the cinnamon bun. I've just asked my s...Oh, I love the cinnamon bun. I've just asked my siblings what it's called in Japanese, but I'm guessing "atto", as in "at", except, like Italian, we always end a word with a vowel. <BR/><BR/>Way way way back when, from what I understand, we used to have these HUGE grid that acted as a keyboard, where you had to know where our two sets of alphabets and a few thousand Chinese Kanji/Hanji were, and you moved the locator to pick out each letter. Then we had these converted Japanese keyboards that looked like most Western Language keyboard, but with a few extra, and converted multiple inputs into one letter or word. Nowadays, it's all done on software, so I can use any old keyboard, and by pressing a few keys, I get most letters/words; the less often used characters still have to be imput(ed??) by entering the corresponding 3- or 4-digit codes, but one learns to say the same thing without using those codes. I guess that's how one's vocabulary diminishes rapidly, conversely. (Conversely? Inversely? Reverse-ly?)Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028654.post-55475868823532119412007-08-28T10:10:00.000+01:002007-08-28T10:10:00.000+01:00Some people in Sweden call it a kanelbulle (cinnam...Some people in Sweden call it a kanelbulle (cinnamon bun)!Stefan Janssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542072508543147268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028654.post-11762769685744319462007-08-27T22:14:00.000+01:002007-08-27T22:14:00.000+01:00Pre-Internet usage, I always read it like "at the ...Pre-Internet usage, I always read it like "at the rate of", as in 50 mangoes at the rate of one Frank per mango.<BR/><BR/>I've bookmarked the W W Words site. Are you familiar with the <A HREF="http://www.word-detective.com/" REL="nofollow">Word Detective</A>?Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03348318649247181165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028654.post-19233820480277528952007-08-27T12:13:00.000+01:002007-08-27T12:13:00.000+01:00This is an interesting article about symbol „@“. I...This is an interesting article about symbol „@“. In my country people used to read it „crazy A“ and there were those who read it like „monkey“, but today more and more people just call it “at”.MedaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12760724573094155384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028654.post-16417848978908935522007-08-27T09:49:00.000+01:002007-08-27T09:49:00.000+01:00I've often wondered.They don't have it in Spain.To...I've often wondered.<BR/>They don't have it in Spain.<BR/>To write an e mail address you have to presss 3 keys at the same time.KAZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06621294189351906599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028654.post-14168700177046327042007-08-27T07:18:00.000+01:002007-08-27T07:18:00.000+01:00In French we also use the word arrobase for which ...In French we also use the word arrobase for which a similar explanation an be given. A unit of measure coming form the Arabian countries through Spain and Portugal. There's a good article on Wikipedia.hpyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03909569906337732982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028654.post-36166143449822584752007-08-26T19:04:00.000+01:002007-08-26T19:04:00.000+01:00Good info - thanksNasraGood info - thanks<BR/><BR/>NasraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com