Return-Path: Received: (qmail 22582 invoked from network); 3 May 2001 17:12:22 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO murphys-inbound.servers.plus.net) (212.159.14.225) by 10.226.25.101 with SMTP; 3 May 2001 17:12:22 -0000 Received: (qmail 397 invoked from network); 3 May 2001 17:12:22 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by murphys with SMTP; 3 May 2001 17:12:22 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.16 #2) id 14vMYg-0005XQ-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Thu, 03 May 2001 18:06:30 +0100 Received: from cobalt4.source.net ([206.100.10.38]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #2) id 14vMYe-0005XL-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 03 May 2001 18:06:29 +0100 Received: from parissn2 (AMontsouris-101-1-2-155.abo.wanadoo.fr [193.251.39.155]) by cobalt4.source.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id KAA18332 for ; Thu, 3 May 2001 10:05:50 -0700 Message-ID: <002501c0d3f3$59320d60$0700000a@parissn2> From: "Stewart Nelson" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <3AF17CB8.29078.15F1913@localhost> Subject: LF: Re: Off-topic: For non-UK readers Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 19:06:06 +0200 Organization: SC Group MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: Hi Mike, The phrase is very common in the U.S. Just for laughs, I did an altavista search and 30778 pages were found. With "+host:uk" added, the hit count went down to 1328. Results in the top 20 from the first search included the titles: Changing the World on a Shoestring , Parties on a Shoestring, Homeschooling On a Shoestring, and Starting an E-Business on a Shoestring 73, Stewart ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Dennison" To: Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 4:43 PM Subject: LF: Off-topic: For non-UK readers > With apologies to UK readers, I am using this forum to survey non-UK > amateurs about the term "on a shoestring" which the RSGB may be using in > the title of a future project. I would like to know whether its UK meaning "for > very little money" is widely understood around the world, especially in the US > and Australia. > > This may sound an obvious question but I am well aware that an American > puts his pants on over his shorts, but a Brit does the opposite (was this > Superman's problem?) and an Australian would use Durex to make sure > nothing leaked out of a parcel whilst a Brit would use it for a quite different > purpose. > > Thanks in advance for any help on this one. > > [official signature for a change] > > > Mike Dennison, G3XDV > Publications Manager > > * RadCom * GB2RS News * > * RSGB Books and CDs * > * RSGB Online Web Site * > > Radio Society of Great Britain > Lambda House, Cranborne Road > Potters Bar, Herts UK, EN6 3JE > Tel: +44 (0) 1707 659015; Fax: +44 (0) 1707 645105 > www.rsgb.org > RSGB - UK AMATEUR RADIO > >