It's Friday!
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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.
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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
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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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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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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
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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
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. And you can say "Can I get a ride with you?" when talking about cars. But the person driving is, well, driving, not riding the car. On a bike though even the "driver" is a rider. The passenger on a bike is riding it too. 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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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)
Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. Also visit the Ultimate Toolbox blog (New)Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
"thanks for the ride" and never "thanks for the drive"
:laugh: I think we need a drink after all this thinking. 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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jhaga wrote:
Photographing..
... what? 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:
... what?
Anything! I am learning to use my new Canon EOS 30D. I still can't decide if I should always use the RAW format or not. And for Exposure Control I use trial and error. Mostly error :) Janne It would be glorious to see mankind at leisure for once. It is nothing but work, work, work. I cannot easily buy a blank-book to write thoughts in; they are commonly ruled for dollars and cents. A[man], seeing me making a minute in the fields, took it for granted that I was calculating my wages. — business! - I think that there is nothing, not even crime, more opposed to poetry, to philosophy, ay, to life itself, than this incessant business. Henry David Thoreau
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
"thanks for the ride" and never "thanks for the drive"
:laugh: I think we need a drink after all this thinking. 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 think we need a drink after all this thinking.
Yeah, it's a little funny how we can all put so much efforts to discuss something this trivial, eh? :-) You might almost think we are all weird geeks or something! :rolleyes: Regards, Nish
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Paul Watson wrote:
... what?
Anything! I am learning to use my new Canon EOS 30D. I still can't decide if I should always use the RAW format or not. And for Exposure Control I use trial and error. Mostly error :) Janne It would be glorious to see mankind at leisure for once. It is nothing but work, work, work. I cannot easily buy a blank-book to write thoughts in; they are commonly ruled for dollars and cents. A[man], seeing me making a minute in the fields, took it for granted that I was calculating my wages. — business! - I think that there is nothing, not even crime, more opposed to poetry, to philosophy, ay, to life itself, than this incessant business. Henry David Thoreau
Oh very nice. Please post some shots up when you've taken them. And definitley go RAW. Especially if you are learning. 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:
I think we need a drink after all this thinking.
Yeah, it's a little funny how we can all put so much efforts to discuss something this trivial, eh? :-) You might almost think we are all weird geeks or something! :rolleyes: 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)I think the debate can be settled by realising that Freddie sang "I want to ride my bicycle" and not "I want to drive my bicycle." :-D 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:
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
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)Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
It's the sort of situation, where you invite half a dozen friends over, buy lots of alcohol and pizza, and have a party
Yay... That's the sprit...... ;P --- With best regards, A Manchester United Fan The Genius of a true fool is that he can mess up a foolproof plan!
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- 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
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)Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
Working on my book's pre-final-review changes
Which book Nish? Can we have a brief insight? Or better still, can I review it... ;P --- With best regards, A Manchester United Fan The Genius of a true fool is that he can mess up a foolproof plan!
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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.
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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)Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
I may be wrong, but in Kerala, people who ride/drive the trains are called engine drivers.
I believe its not only Kerala, but the whole of India. :-D --- With best regards, A Manchester United Fan The Genius of a true fool is that he can mess up a foolproof plan!
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I think the debate can be settled by realising that Freddie sang "I want to ride my bicycle" and not "I want to drive my bicycle." :-D 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 think the debate can be settled by realising that Freddie sang "I want to ride my bicycle"
Absolutely since Freddie died. I cannot recall whether his death had something to do with the phrase "I want to ride my bicycle" or not... ;P
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