[PRCo] Re: English

[Bob Rathke]

They may have been morons, but two of the Brits had PhD's.  The content of
their presentations was sound, but they had a problem with verbs.  I finally
decided that their speaking style was a quirk caused by choosing the verb,
then changing the subject, and sticking with the chosen verb. The result was
a bit like Bostonians adding the "r" sound between a word that ends with a
vowel and a word that begins with a vowel.

Anyway, to get back on topic - at least N.Y. public transit - I visited one
of the New York City Transit Authority stores in Manhattan and picked up
some maps (which are among the most helpful anywhere).  Also bought some old
subway tokens and other NYCTA memorabilia being sold in the store.

Bob 12/14/02

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----- Original Message -----
From: "John F Bromley" <johnfbromley at rogers.com>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2002 9:29 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: English


>
> I'm having real trouble with this one.  No Englishman worthy of the name
> would say such a thing - certainly none I've ever spoken with, and that
> would be well into the hundreds.  Must've been the two morons amongst the
> entire lot.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Rathke" <bobrathke at attbi.com>
> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2002 9:28 PM
> Subject: [PRCo] English
>
>
> >
> > I just returned from a week of meetings in New York City.  The business
> > sessions featured three British speakers, and it was two days before I
got
> > used to their handling of singular and plural verb forms.  Example: "The
> car
> > are on the street",
> > "The subway stations is uptown"...  The lone Frenchman spoke slowly and
> with
> > an accent, but he used proper English.  Same for the Swedes.
> >
> > The Americans spoke perfect American.
> >
> > Bob 12/14/02
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