Truth be told, I dodn't know the word existed, but felt that monopsony
wasn't quite right. So I guessed.
It's not the Scots English you need to worry about, Bob, it's probably
closer to American Southern than you realize (certainly ought to be closer
to Cajun), no, it's the Scots Gaelic on the road signs that is there to
catch you. Much of the time you can make the connection, so Caol Loch Ailse
could be recognised as Kyle of Lochalsh - but Obar Dheathain is not so
obviously Aberdeen. And you just have to know that An Gearasdan is Fort
William! At least you only have to read them. Ordering a "pint" of a local
brew named after a local mountain is easy if it's Ben Nevis, but can be
challenging when it's An Teallach (and next to impossible if it's Liathach!
You'll be finding out soon enough
Piers
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Whitmire [mailto:bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 18 April 2013 19:27
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] Zuiko 35-80 EBay
That's good to hear, Donald. I feared from Piers' post that not only was I
going to be faced with trying to converse in American Southern English to
Scots English, but also have to carry around a sack of £50 words in order to
make myself understood.
Phew!
--Bob
On Apr 18, 2013, at 2:11 PM, Donald wrote:
> On 18/04/2013 17:26, Piers Hemy wrote:
>> I suspect that the same applies in most places, Bill - over here,
>> it's my impression that people do not go into teaching for the money.
>> That it is to a significant extent an oligopsony is, strangely, not a
factor.
>>
>> Piers
>>
>
> Congratulations on working oligopsony into a discussion. I've only
> seen that done once before...
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