Hi Mike, I guess Churchill was right we really are separated by a common language. But in this case all is well . On this side of Atlantic " on a shoestring " also means without enough money. That's
Many years ago I had to give a presentation on a student project and used the term 'cheap' to explain my choice of components. The instructor immediately pulled me up and insisted the correct express
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. This sounds worrying. I h
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. I have the suspect that in Italy and UK we have the same kind
Hi Mike, I guess Churchill was right we really are separated by a common language. But in this case all is well . On this side of Atlantic " on a shoestring " also means without enough money. 73 de J
Hi Mike, I do understand the term, but at the time I was in highschool we still learned 'old fashioned' British English. We even got a 'black list' of wrong spelled words (such as 'color' and 'favori
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 wheth
