tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post1182635233434789085..comments2024-03-26T18:01:57.609+00:00Comments on Inky Fool: RobotsM.H. Forsythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01464964455944509750noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-83451432939466082522012-09-26T09:50:56.226+01:002012-09-26T09:50:56.226+01:00Cool beans. I'll drop you an email just now.Cool beans. I'll drop you an email just now. Ken Westmorelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973075822926565205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-24503768006500073702012-09-26T09:22:28.625+01:002012-09-26T09:22:28.625+01:00We don't roll the r in turnWe don't roll the r in turnThe Mohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08508878462306099833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-50921836366921052262012-09-25T16:25:34.642+01:002012-09-25T16:25:34.642+01:00Sorry for spelling and lack of replies.
Sorry for spelling and lack of replies.<br />M.H. Forsythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01464964455944509750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-21821822152794105072012-09-25T16:24:19.402+01:002012-09-25T16:24:19.402+01:00Under apartheid, I would have been classified as &...Under apartheid, I would have been classified as 'Blank', not 'Black' (or 'Swart')Ken Westmorelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973075822926565205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-43363314634516300962012-09-24T23:07:12.348+01:002012-09-24T23:07:12.348+01:00'Practice' is a noun in British English, n...'Practice' is a noun in British English, not a verb.<br /><br />By the way, you haven't answered my email or worked out the South African riddle I gave you. Who was the first South African President to be black? C R Swart - 'swart' in Afrikaans means 'black', and his nickname was 'Blackie' - irnic for a head of state in a white minority regime, but that's history.Ken Westmorelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973075822926565205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-84249035308441033062012-09-24T21:54:29.671+01:002012-09-24T21:54:29.671+01:00I always wondered why they were called robots here...I always wondered why they were called robots here. Thanks for the information.<br />I insist on calling them traffic lights; robot never really made sense to me. As you say, foreigners can get quite confused, whereas with traffic light even the locals know what you mean.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130674892329531825noreply@blogger.com