It's Friday!
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What are you doing this weekend? :) My brother's visiting me, and I'll take him somewhere and teach him to ride* a motorbike. If I could just get hold of my colleague's laptop, I will show him how cool the AoE3 demo is. * Question for native speakers - is is true that you drive a car but ride a motorbike? Is it wrong to say "I was driving my bike when...."? š Cheers, Vikram.
I don't know and you don't either. Militant Agnostic
- Working on my book's pre-final-review changes
- Sort some documents, and hopefully recover a few that are missing/misplaced
- Get some rest
Regards, Nish
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What are you doing this weekend? :) My brother's visiting me, and I'll take him somewhere and teach him to ride* a motorbike. If I could just get hold of my colleague's laptop, I will show him how cool the AoE3 demo is. * Question for native speakers - is is true that you drive a car but ride a motorbike? Is it wrong to say "I was driving my bike when...."? š Cheers, Vikram.
I don't know and you don't either. Militant Agnostic
Saturday I'll probably be recovering from last night (rugby game and then out till 3am drinking. I've never been hungover AND battered at the same time) and this evening (battle of the bands event.) Sunday I am off to Cork the whole day to watch a game of Hurling with 40,000 mad Irishmen. Monday is a holiday and I'll be finding a quiet spot near a beach with the girlfriend and a picnic.
Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:
Is it wrong to say "I was driving my bike when...."?
It is wrong :) You drive a car, ride a bike, pilot a plane and helm a boat (though you can also pilot a boat.) Strangely you don't drive a train, you ride it or steer it. English is screwy. regards, Paul Watson Ireland FeedHenry needs you
eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
-- modified at 7:45 Friday 2nd June, 2006
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toxcct wrote:
ps: please, stop this, it become very boring to see the same thread every week.
I (and a few others) like the Friday-threads. As long as there are folks who like it, folks who don't should just stay away - like some people stay away from political threads. :) Regards, Nish
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I like it. It is once a week so hardly a reptitive thread. regards, Paul Watson Ireland FeedHenry needs you
eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
Paul Watson wrote:
I like it. It is once a week so hardly a reptitive thread.
Yeah, same here. Much better than the "Your country|religion sucks" threads with all the "No, ours doesn't, yours does" posts you see in the Soapbox :-D Regards, Nish
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Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:
* Question for native speakers - is is true that you drive a car but ride a motorbike? Is it wrong to say "I was driving my bike when...."?
Because you are in a car but on a motorbike. Oh, waiting for my nice new 42" plasma television :cool:, my luxury item of the year. The tigress is here :-D
Trollslayer wrote:
Oh, waiting for my nice new 42" plasma television , my luxury item of the year.
Is it a lot less expensive than a similar LCD TV? Regards, Nish
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Saturday I'll probably be recovering from last night (rugby game and then out till 3am drinking. I've never been hungover AND battered at the same time) and this evening (battle of the bands event.) Sunday I am off to Cork the whole day to watch a game of Hurling with 40,000 mad Irishmen. Monday is a holiday and I'll be finding a quiet spot near a beach with the girlfriend and a picnic.
Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:
Is it wrong to say "I was driving my bike when...."?
It is wrong :) You drive a car, ride a bike, pilot a plane and helm a boat (though you can also pilot a boat.) Strangely you don't drive a train, you ride it or steer it. English is screwy. regards, Paul Watson Ireland FeedHenry needs you
eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
-- modified at 7:45 Friday 2nd June, 2006
Paul Watson wrote:
Strangely you don't drive a train, you ride it or steer it. English is screwy.
I may be wrong, but in Kerala, people who ride/drive the trains are called engine drivers. Regards, Nish
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What are you doing this weekend? :) My brother's visiting me, and I'll take him somewhere and teach him to ride* a motorbike. If I could just get hold of my colleague's laptop, I will show him how cool the AoE3 demo is. * Question for native speakers - is is true that you drive a car but ride a motorbike? Is it wrong to say "I was driving my bike when...."? š Cheers, Vikram.
I don't know and you don't either. Militant Agnostic
Not much, spending time with my family. My step-daughter will have her school exam next week, which mean that this is the first weekend in a long time that won't be spent helping her with her homework. Hopefully the sun will come through shining and provide some BBQ possibilities. Tuesday next week is a national holiday in Sweden, so I'm thinking about not going to work on Monday... Four days of freedom. :cool: -- Roger
_It's supposed to be hard, otherwise anybody could do it!
Regarding CodeProject: "resistance is pointless; you will be assimilated"_
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Trollslayer wrote:
new 42" plasma television
Crikey. What is the first thing you are going to watch on it? regards, Paul Watson Ireland FeedHenry needs you
eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
Paul Watson wrote:
Crikey. What is the first thing you are going to watch on it?
Possibly the last England vs Sri Lanka test match :-) Regards, Nish
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Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:
* Question for native speakers - is is true that you drive a car but ride a motorbike? Is it wrong to say "I was driving my bike when...."?
Because you are in a car but on a motorbike. Oh, waiting for my nice new 42" plasma television :cool:, my luxury item of the year. The tigress is here :-D
Trollslayer wrote:
my nice new 42" plasma television
Happy for you! What model have you settled for? I'm thinking about Samsung's PS-42S5HX. The price has really decreased lately, yet it's HD-Ready.
_It's supposed to be hard, otherwise anybody could do it!
Regarding CodeProject: "resistance is pointless; you will be assimilated"_
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Paul Watson wrote:
Crikey. What is the first thing you are going to watch on it?
Possibly the last England vs Sri Lanka test match :-) Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. Also visit the Ultimate Toolbox blog (New)Oh man. Can you imagine a HD stream of 5 days of class cricket to a 42" plasma? Heaven! regards, Paul Watson Ireland FeedHenry needs you
eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
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Paul Watson wrote:
Strangely you don't drive a train, you ride it or steer it. English is screwy.
I may be wrong, but in Kerala, people who ride/drive the trains are called engine drivers. Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. Also visit the Ultimate Toolbox blog (New)You are right, they are called engine drivers. But I've never heard anyone say they drive a train. I've even heard engine drivers say they ride the train. regards, Paul Watson Ireland FeedHenry needs you
eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
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Oh man. Can you imagine a HD stream of 5 days of class cricket to a 42" plasma? Heaven! regards, Paul Watson Ireland FeedHenry needs you
eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
Paul Watson wrote:
Oh man. Can you imagine a HD stream of 5 days of class cricket to a 42" plasma? Heaven!
It's the sort of situation, where you invite half a dozen friends over, buy lots of alcohol and pizza, and have a party :-) Regards, Nish
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Saturday I'll probably be recovering from last night (rugby game and then out till 3am drinking. I've never been hungover AND battered at the same time) and this evening (battle of the bands event.) Sunday I am off to Cork the whole day to watch a game of Hurling with 40,000 mad Irishmen. Monday is a holiday and I'll be finding a quiet spot near a beach with the girlfriend and a picnic.
Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:
Is it wrong to say "I was driving my bike when...."?
It is wrong :) You drive a car, ride a bike, pilot a plane and helm a boat (though you can also pilot a boat.) Strangely you don't drive a train, you ride it or steer it. English is screwy. regards, Paul Watson Ireland FeedHenry needs you
eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
-- modified at 7:45 Friday 2nd June, 2006
I think 'drive' has a 'herding something in front of you' root, like driving sheep etc. Perhaps the old cars, derrived from coaches with horses, had this connection which has stuck. But, you do go for a ride in a car, and therefore, could you ride one? Anyway, since a train runs on tracks, surely steering must be the least of the requisite activities involved in using the thing? Nunc est bibendum
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You are right, they are called engine drivers. But I've never heard anyone say they drive a train. I've even heard engine drivers say they ride the train. regards, Paul Watson Ireland FeedHenry needs you
eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
Paul Watson wrote:
I've even heard engine drivers say they ride the train.
Yeah, and we always say, "the train ride was nice", "the flight was boring",and for cars I think we say, "the drive was okay" even if we weren't driving it (passenger seat). Regards, Nish
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What are you doing this weekend? :) My brother's visiting me, and I'll take him somewhere and teach him to ride* a motorbike. If I could just get hold of my colleague's laptop, I will show him how cool the AoE3 demo is. * Question for native speakers - is is true that you drive a car but ride a motorbike? Is it wrong to say "I was driving my bike when...."? š Cheers, Vikram.
I don't know and you don't either. Militant Agnostic
A friend of mine has offered to take me and my g/f for a ride ( drive, flight ? ;) ) in his helicopter. Should fun and the weather forecast looks good too. Cheers, Simon > blog:: brokenkeyboards > what I think of the OPTIONAL keyword in VB.NET? :: here > CV :: PDF > skype :: SimonMStewart
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I think 'drive' has a 'herding something in front of you' root, like driving sheep etc. Perhaps the old cars, derrived from coaches with horses, had this connection which has stuck. But, you do go for a ride in a car, and therefore, could you ride one? Anyway, since a train runs on tracks, surely steering must be the least of the requisite activities involved in using the thing? Nunc est bibendum
Crazy isn't it. Good point about the origins of cars (horseless carriages.) regards, Paul Watson Ireland FeedHenry needs you
eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
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Its 'deja vu', French, you know, garlic, red wine etc? Nunc est bibendum -- modified at 7:39 Friday 2nd June, 2006
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A friend of mine has offered to take me and my g/f for a ride ( drive, flight ? ;) ) in his helicopter. Should fun and the weather forecast looks good too. Cheers, Simon > blog:: brokenkeyboards > what I think of the OPTIONAL keyword in VB.NET? :: here > CV :: PDF > skype :: SimonMStewart
SimonS wrote:
A friend of mine has offered to take me and my g/f for a ride ( drive, flight ? ) in his helicopter.
Cool - that's something I've always wanted to do. Though I am not sure if I'll get dizzy looking down. Regards, Nish
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I think 'drive' has a 'herding something in front of you' root, like driving sheep etc. Perhaps the old cars, derrived from coaches with horses, had this connection which has stuck. But, you do go for a ride in a car, and therefore, could you ride one? Anyway, since a train runs on tracks, surely steering must be the least of the requisite activities involved in using the thing? Nunc est bibendum
fat_boy wrote:
But, you do go for a ride in a car, and therefore, could you ride one?
Yeah, but sometimes people say "the drive to NY takes 3 hours" even if they are not going to be actually driving. Though it's always, "thanks for the ride" and never "thanks for the drive" I suppose. Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
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