Comments on: Everyman 3390/19 September 2011

By: Stella Heath

Stella Heath — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 12:54:42 +0000

A “which” too many! the result of writing slowly – I’d forgotten what goes before ;(

By: Stella Heath

Stella Heath — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 12:53:19 +0000

Thanks Pierre.

For future reference “la” is the feminine single definite article in Spanish, Italian and French, whereas “el”, its masculine counterpart, which is uniquely Spanish.

I liked the link to the Gordale Scar, where I found another to an interesting page on Yorkshire chorizo

Thanks as ever to Everyman.

By: Mystogre

Mystogre — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 03:33:48 +0000

Thanks Pierre. I was also a little confused by the way ROTOR worked but your explanation makes sense. But I didn’t like the POINT part of the money machine, although Chambers does give it as a moment in time. I kept looking for the PI with seeing I thought I had the ON and T. Took a while for the penny to drop.

I did enjoy TRAVESTY and OBJECTIONABLE. My Spanish includes the article as “el” rather than “la” for BETEL, but I see the latter also means “the”.

Yes a gentle ramble through words and just the thing for an after lunch sit. Thanks Everyman again.

By: PeterO

PeterO — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:46:59 +0000

Thanks to Everyman, and to Pierre for the blog. You might dredge up 22D from South Pacific: “Bloody Mary’s chewin’ betel nuts”. The nickname Bloody Mary very likely refers to the nuts, which stain the saliva red.