Return-Path: Received: (qmail 23701 invoked from network); 3 May 2001 15:54:38 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO murphys-inbound.servers.plus.net) (212.159.14.225) by excalibur.plus.net with SMTP; 3 May 2001 15:54:38 -0000 Received: (qmail 14152 invoked from network); 3 May 2001 15:54:10 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by murphys with SMTP; 3 May 2001 15:54:10 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.16 #2) id 14vLJu-0004ps-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Thu, 03 May 2001 16:47:10 +0100 Received: from ligarius-fe0.ultra.net ([146.115.8.189]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #2) id 14vLJq-0004pn-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 03 May 2001 16:47:06 +0100 Received: from comrex (216-164-248-138.s2614.apx1.sbo.ma.dialup.rcn.com [216.164.248.138]) by ligarius-fe0.ultra.net (8.8.8/ult/n26500/mtc.v2) with SMTP id LAA22878 for ; Thu, 3 May 2001 11:46:27 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <001801c0d3e8$945bee20$09dc9384@ma.ultranet.com> From: "John Andrews" 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 11:48:33 -0400 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 5.00.2314.1300 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: Mike, > 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. It's certainly a valid term in the northeast U.S., Mike. I suspect that it would be OK for North America. John Andrews, W1TAG