Guest guest Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 > > Our news readers tell us it's the 4th of Wotnot. Have a good day you lot over there > > > Nn. England. > Thanks ....grilling out...parades and fireworks! What better way to spend a lovely summer's day?? Throw in a little bit of tending to the flowers after a nice warm rain...and later on bit of a nap under the shade tree with a nice cold bottle of KT at hand!! Gayle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 > > Our news readers tell us it's the 4th of Wotnot. Have a good day you lot over there > > > Nn. England. > Thanks ....grilling out...parades and fireworks! What better way to spend a lovely summer's day?? Throw in a little bit of tending to the flowers after a nice warm rain...and later on bit of a nap under the shade tree with a nice cold bottle of KT at hand!! Gayle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 Thanks . We lot do enjoy ourselves on this day. A question just occurred to me, and I'd like to ask it of you if I may. I know that you lot refer to time spent away from home, relaxing and traveling as holiday, as in " We went to seaside on holiday. " I'm sure that you know that we refer to the same as " vacation. " This day that we celebrate on the 4th of Wotnot is termed " holiday " as are Easter, Christmas and the like. What generic name do you lot give to those special days when businesses, banks, postal service, etc. are closed? I don't suppose you call them " holidays " too, do you? Just one of those perplexing thoughts along the lines of " Who is buried in Grant's Tomb? " and " If a deaf person sneezes in the middle of the woods and there's no one to hear them, is there really a sound? " Cheers! -- On 7/4/07, Kane <brainnake@...> wrote: > > Our news readers tell us it's the 4th of Wotnot. Have a good day you lot > over there > > > Nn. England. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 -> " I'm sure that you know that we refer to the same as vacation. " --> Yup. -> " This day that we celebrate on the 4th of Wotnot is termed " holiday " as are Easter, Christmas and the like. What generic name do you lot give to those special days when businesses, banks, postal service, etc. are closed? I don't suppose you call them " holidays " too, do you? " --> Yea verily but, since in Britspeak they are all holidays, (originally Holy days I believe) you hit the nail on the head within your list, they are, generally referred to as " Bank Holidays " I'm just guessing from here but, obviously it's possible to work in a bank, still take a holiday, and the bank stays open. On a " Bank Holiday " I suppose you could say even the building gets a holiday because it is totally closed for business. Nn. England. P.S. Got any spare sunshine you could send over? Failing that, half a dozen or so Noahs wouldn't go amiss. Re: 04/07/07 Thanks . We lot do enjoy ourselves on this day. A question just occurred to me, and I'd like to ask it of you if I may. I know that you lot refer to time spent away from home, relaxing and traveling as holiday, as in " We went to seaside on holiday. " Just one of those perplexing thoughts along the lines of " Who is buried in Grant's Tomb? " and " If a deaf person sneezes in the middle of the woods and there's no one to hear them, is there really a sound? " Cheers! -- On 7/4/07, Kane <brainnake (DOT) co.uk> wrote: > > Our news readers tell us it's the 4th of Wotnot. Have a good day you lot > over there > > > Nn. England. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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