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(...) Oh, thank you for that! I used to manage a sub shop, and people all too often requested tuna fish. They never asked for turkey bird, or ham pig, or roast beef cow. It drove me mad! Dave! (23 years ago, 17-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Don't you mean "It drove me mad human!"? :) /Tobbe (URL) (23 years ago, 17-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Dave, Fear not! There is no reason for your madness..... it's all o.k. Well, at least the use of 'tuna fish' is something you no longer need to worry about. I did only a quick check, but was able to find at least four separate dictionary (...) (23 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) On another, similar, note I can tell all that tuna in Swedish is "tonfisk" which translates into tuna (ton) fish (fisk). So I guess other lingos too has the fish in there. /Tobbe (URL) (23 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) It's now obvious to me that you two are in on this plot to drive me mad, so I'll be keeping an eye on both of you... Dave! (23 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Apologies in advance to any Finns for the mangling I am about to commit but... da Tech (1) , where I went to school, is in a heavily Finnish part of the UP (2)... one of our favorite stores in Houghton is "Kukkokaupa Flower Shop" which Finns (...) (23 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Hey Maggie! If you go 'round that way, I'll go this way. Then he can't watch us both! /Tobbe (URL) (23 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Surely not I? Allan OTOH would have the capacity to drive him completely insane. :-) BTW I hesitated before bringing up the "tuna fish" example because, as Allan pointed out, it is in such wide use here (I suspect by a majority). But then I (...) (23 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) So now I'm predictable AND you're trying to insanify me--you just made the list, too! On second thought, you're a great source of clone-brand-sale info, so now I don't know what to think. I'm so turned around! Dave! (23 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) While I'm sure that the importance of "tuna fish" will soon be made clear to Dave, I'm just worried about how he'll react when he finds out that flammable and inflammable actually mean the same thing! ;) All the best, Allan B. (23 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I'm actually okay with that one, but I'm still a little disturbed that "father," "lather," and "bather" don't rhyme. Dave! (23 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Indeed! Here's some info found at dictionary.com: "Historically, flammable and inflammable mean the same thing. However, the presence of the prefix in- has misled many people into assuming that inflammable means “not flammable” or (...) (23 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Breaking news alert! In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Dave Schuler writes: (with just a LITTLE snipping...) (...) Psychosis admitted by Dave! There you have it! You heard it here first! Film at 11! (23 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I'm not an expert in language issues, but it seems to me there is a very slight differnce in the two, like the dictionary says. If I were to read "flammable", I'd think it pointed to the possibility of spontaneous ignition (like phosphorus (...) (23 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Dave, If you're truly interested in such things, I would strongly suggest picking up a copy of a book called "The Mother Tongue: English and how it got that way." by Bill Bryson. (URL) Bryson is perhaps best known as a travel writer, he (...) (23 years ago, 20-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) German, too. "Thunfisch," IIRC. (...) Apparently in England there is a hill called "Torpenhow Hill." Quoth Patricia C. Wrede (noted fantasy novelist) in rec.arts.sf.composition: First set of invaders: What's that? Natives: The Tor. (...) (23 years ago, 20-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) This must be an exclusive of the germanic languages... :-P In 4 Latin languages this fish is referred to as: Atum (Portuguese) Thon (French) Atún (Spanish) Tonno (Italian) So, my guess is the "Barbarian Invaders" used the Latin name of the (...) (23 years ago, 20-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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