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Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"

Posted - 01/17/2007 : 10:15:01

quote:
Originally posted by bife

Salop = abbrievitaion of Shropshire, the english country from whence Sal hails
Ian = Sal's real name
Salopian = abbreviation for someone from shropshire, plus
Salopian = Salop Ian

That's about it. It always sits uncomfortably with me though, since I, like all Salopians as far as I know (though Koli may correct me), hate the term 'Salop'. It was called it from 1888 to 1980, but this was apparently never popular. However, I am coming around to it a bit since the name has origins in Norman times and I also like that it has an alternative short name rather than just 'Shrops' in line with other county abbreviations. When it comes down to it, I think 'Salop' is just not popular because of the similarity to 'slop' and 'salope'.

Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"

Posted - 01/17/2007 : 10:17:32

Its claim to fame is that it was the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution. One of my heroes, Charles Darwin, is from there and he was an Old Salopian as well as a Salopian because he went to Shrewsbury School.

redPen
"Because I said so!"

Posted - 01/17/2007 : 10:18:08

Vacuous Volumes

Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"

Posted - 01/17/2007 : 10:19:07

quote:
Originally posted by wildhartlivie

Sal, if I could vote twice, I would for the Dictionary of Sex: Ejaculation comes rather early. Priceless!

Thanks.

I should have put 'ejaculation' in inverted commas, though; I don't know why I didn't.

Beanmimo
"August review site"

Posted - 01/17/2007 : 10:31:42

Voted to ghcool

Whippersnapper.
"A fourword thinking guy."

Posted - 01/17/2007 : 14:35:26

quote:
Originally posted by redPen

I'm late! I'm late! For a very important post!

"Tough Guy Grapefruits Dame" is surely Public Enemy, not White Heat?!

And this Jewish Cockney has V&Ved!

Edited by - Whippersnapper. on 01/17/2007 14:51:42

chazbo
"Outta This Fuckin' Place"

Posted - 01/17/2007 : 15:32:39

Voted all the way.

randall
"I like to watch."

Posted - 01/17/2007 : 16:09:46

V&V

Whippy shoots, he scores! Cagney turns fruity in THE PUBLIC ENEMY, not WHITE HEAT.

redPen
"Because I said so!"

Posted - 01/17/2007 : 18:17:56

Thanks for the note, Randall. Error being erased as we type. . . .

turrell
"Ohhhh Ohhhh Ohhhh Ohhhh "

Posted - 01/17/2007 : 18:35:10

quote:
Originally posted by Salopian

Thanks. I should have put 'ejaculation' in inverted commas, though; I don't know why I didn't.

So another British - American difference - you guys say 'inverted commas', yet they are not inverted really (invert: To turn inside out or upside down) they are merely elevated. We just call them apostrophes or quotation marks (as ' is just a quotation mark inside another quotation ").

demonic
"Cinemaniac"

Posted - 01/17/2007 : 18:36:26

All done.

Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"

Posted - 01/17/2007 : 18:41:14

quote:
Originally posted by turrell

quote:
Originally posted by Salopian

Thanks. I should have put 'ejaculation' in inverted commas, though; I don't know why I didn't.

So another British - American difference - you guys say 'inverted commas', yet they are not inverted really (invert: To turn inside out or upside down) they are merely elevated. We just call them apostrophes or quotation marks (as ' is just a quotation mark inside another quotation ").

We call them quotation marks and apostrophes too, but they are neither of those in that position. They could just about be considered quotation marks since I was citing a word in my review, but it is not quite the same as quoting something. They are definitely not apostrophes in any country - apostrophes do not come in pairs and indicate omitted letters.

'Invert' can mean to 'put in the opposite position', which is an accurate description of the situation here, i.e. the vertically opposite end of the line of text.