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From: John on 12 May 2010 09:21 > > I make a clear distinction between a quick double-flash to signal "I will > wait for you" and a long single flash to signal "I am here" (a visible > version of the horn). > > But I'd prefer a totally separate set of lights (green?) on the front of > the car that I could flash in the first situation. But how will I know it is YOU with your particular meaning?
From: Man at B&Q on 12 May 2010 10:15 On May 12, 2:21 pm, "John" <Who90nos...(a)ntlworld.com> wrote: > > I make a clear distinction between a quick double-flash to signal "I will > > wait for you" and a long single flash to signal "I am here" (a visible > > version of the horn). > > > But I'd prefer a totally separate set of lights (green?) on the front of > > the car that I could flash in the first situation. > > But how will I know it is YOU with your particular meaning? Context and common usage again. MBQ
From: John on 12 May 2010 11:48 "Man at B&Q" <manatbandq(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:b77f83bd-c6bb-4aef-b36b-5dfecce3bfc1(a)m31g2000pre.googlegroups.com... On May 12, 2:21 pm, "John" <Who90nos...(a)ntlworld.com> wrote: > > I make a clear distinction between a quick double-flash to signal "I > > will > > wait for you" and a long single flash to signal "I am here" (a visible > > version of the horn). > > > But I'd prefer a totally separate set of lights (green?) on the front of > > the car that I could flash in the first situation. > > But how will I know it is YOU with your particular meaning? Context and common usage again. MBQ Strange - because I make a clear distinction between a long single flash to signal "I will wait for you" and a quick double-flash to signal "I am here" (a visible version of a toot of the horn). Perhaps we need a guide on this - perhaps a Code of the Highway!
From: Halmyre on 12 May 2010 11:57 In article <rvGdnWEI2cR7UnTWnZ2dnUVZ8gydnZ2d(a)brightview.co.uk>, me(a)privacy.net says... > So often you let > someone pull out and they repay the kindness by dawdling along once they are > on the road ahead of you instead of getting up to speed nice and quickly. > > Ding! -- Halmyre This is the most powerful sigfile in the world and will probably blow your head clean off.
From: Mike Barnes on 12 May 2010 10:26
Man at B&Q <manatbandq(a)hotmail.com>: >Like many a dictionary, the HC has simply faied to keep up with common >usage. There's a fundamental difference between the HC and a dictionary. The HC describes how we *ought* to behave. A dictionary describes how we *actually* use the language. -- Mike Barnes |