tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post2680755399963282478..comments2023-10-17T12:05:26.540+01:00Comments on Razor-blade of Life: Swear queenletZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-32120621377828953552012-02-29T01:12:49.229+00:002012-02-29T01:12:49.229+00:00Very clever, the umlaut of you. Tee hee!Very clever, the umlaut of you. Tee hee!luckyzmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04176703683321469118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-76583863410778728412012-02-28T21:32:32.539+00:002012-02-28T21:32:32.539+00:00My brother, when aged about eight, informed the fa...My brother, when aged about eight, informed the family that the roadsign 'Caution: Cattle' referred to cattle from Cautia.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201835677426254567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-66428532618315380932012-02-28T07:50:02.752+00:002012-02-28T07:50:02.752+00:00Flushing lights.Flushing lights.ElizThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691208021622155317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-67585033779231202282012-02-28T02:26:34.544+00:002012-02-28T02:26:34.544+00:00Öh?
(Someone had to say it.)Öh?<br /><br /><br />(Someone had to say it.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-29779089954323326702012-02-27T14:49:56.297+00:002012-02-27T14:49:56.297+00:00Tim - that's one umlaut that Z would know anyw...Tim - that's one umlaut that Z would know anyway!allotmentqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09436822823840965550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-43444168533195397422012-02-27T14:14:08.697+00:002012-02-27T14:14:08.697+00:00I'm sure you play in it very nicely, Chris. E...I'm sure you play in it very nicely, Chris. Evidently a pragmatic and down-to-earth child, I think I'd get on with her.<br /><br />So, on your computer you hold down the Alt key and type 192 for À, 224 for à, 200 for È, 232 for è and so on, with 235 for the one that really matters, i.e. ë. A lot to learn, but terribly clever.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-87412942924802732342012-02-27T11:05:57.486+00:002012-02-27T11:05:57.486+00:00As reported recently from Cornwall:
Daughter F. t...As reported recently from Cornwall:<br /><br />Daughter F. to grand-daughter E. (3½):<br /><br />F: What shall we give Grandad [i.e. me] for his 70th birthday?<br /><br />E: Let me see, what don't we want any more? William's [her little brother] play-pen?<br /><br />And when it comes to accents, I have a London Review of Books mousemat with the whole lot on. Ready?<br /><br />À Á Â Ã Ä Å Æ à á â ã ä å æ<br /><br />- but I will not detain you.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14227767014123557100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-69506346272726288142012-02-26T22:50:12.014+00:002012-02-26T22:50:12.014+00:00Good advice, I wish I had - mind you, we still say...Good advice, I wish I had - mind you, we still say Emergency Russians and No Holes Barred.<br /><br />I know, me too, Tim. And the answer is a Mac, where accents are simple and intuitive. That is, Alt+e gives an acute accent, alt+c gives a cedilla etc.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-49787154627181191722012-02-26T22:38:28.001+00:002012-02-26T22:38:28.001+00:00Your last two sentences have got me delightfully c...Your last two sentences have got me delightfully confused amongst Noel Coward, Sandy Wilson and E M Forster. And I do admire your umlauts - how do you do that with such alacrity and prolificity?Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201835677426254567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-39437807744045829492012-02-26T22:24:46.449+00:002012-02-26T22:24:46.449+00:00Make sure Weeza (and Dilly) write down the funny t...Make sure Weeza (and Dilly) write down the funny things they say. We have a "funny book" and even now my children (22, 18 & 14) will collapse in laughter at the things they used to say.allotmentqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09436822823840965550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-13772136420083348752012-02-26T20:57:53.648+00:002012-02-26T20:57:53.648+00:00I should add, in fairness, that I've never hea...I should add, in fairness, that I've never heard Zerlina say anything like this myself!Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.com