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  1. ChipperT

    American English

    Methinks I read a large measure of sour grapes and long-seated resentment in your response. Someday perhaps you will find a reason to feel rightful pride and admiration in the selfless actions of your fellow citizens. I will belabor this point no further. Additional moaning and groaning on...
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    American English

    Being proud of your fellow citizens is certainly not bragging. Bragging is "excessive or unwarranted pride in an accomplishment, feature or act" and the pride I feel for these unselfish actions of my fellow citizens is certainly not excessive nor unwarranted.
  3. ChipperT

    American English

    I must say that today I am extremely proud of my fellow Americans. It does not matter where or what the need, it seems America is there first, with the most and without expectations. Hardly had the dust settled from the tragic 8.9 earthquake before we were steaming to Japan's aid. My...
  4. ChipperT

    American English

    I know what you mean. I found the same problem in Dallas when I was last there. :)
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    American English

    For my fellow Americans who may have been confused at some terms in my last post: chipper = a place that mainly sells fish and chips. Usually they are sold rolled up in a greasy newspaper cone or brown paper cone. How healthy is that??? take-away = take-out restaurant. Not like McDonalds...
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    American English

    I haven't been to London since 2006 but there are some really good restaurants there. Those are mostly the up-scale "International cuisine" type. From my experience the chippers and local restaurants and take-aways still have the same bland, greasy and overcooked food that has been traditional...
  7. ChipperT

    American English

    In all my travels in Europe the worst food (generally) I came across was in Northern Ireland (UK). Everything was overcooked, underseasoned and generally unhealthy. What kind of a meal would deep fried chips smothered in baked beans be? Of course, then there is haggis in Scotland...
  8. ChipperT

    Microsoft Access Tutorials

    Great idea!
  9. ChipperT

    American English

    Ah, the quarry rises yet again. Isn't fishing the most marvelous sport?
  10. ChipperT

    American English

    If you would like a difficult language to learn, try Gaeilge (Irish Gaelic). Spoken words rarely resemble the written version. Spellings can totally change depending on the word before and/or the word after.
  11. ChipperT

    American English

    Sometimes it is difficult for an American to understand British (and many times Canadian) spelling of certain words that seem to be pronounced the same as we do: Centre (why is that not prounounced "cen-tree"?), behaviour, checque all come to mind.
  12. ChipperT

    American English

    Besides, if he were to cease and desist, I would have no one to bait, and I am becoming a master at that activity.
  13. ChipperT

    StrConv

    StrConv(txtFName.Value + " " + txtLName.Value,vbPropercase)
  14. ChipperT

    American English

    You guys get yer panties in a twist over nothing, Col. Jus' chill. K?
  15. ChipperT

    Question How do I do that?

    A question first... if a tanker were on site for 30 days would the calculation be £50 * 30 or would it be (£70 * 14) + (£60 * 14) + (£50 * 2)?
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