Yes. Right, Imperial Gauge, 50Hz. Haven't ridden the whole distance to Cairns but only Brisbane - Gympie North just to ride that train and then return by a regular train. Very nice service. Though note that the Tilt Train I was on was diesel. The line is electrified though, at least upto Rockhampton and perhaps further now. I returned to Brisbane by an electric commuter train.
Yes. The Sunlander runs (IIRC) every day, meaning that on the days the Tilt Train (yes, that is its official name!) runs, there is service multiple times daily along the route (up to three times per day, I believe, south of Rockhampton, whose route the electric Tilt Train serves).
They say funny things like "whilst" and "spot of tea." You do have to admit, though, that "thrice" is easier to say than "three times." Of course, "whilst" is harder--an extra two consonants that don't lend themselves nicely to linking: try saying "whilst leaving" versus "while leaving." One is "walls tleaving" (with an awkward pause between the s and t) whereas the other is "wulleaving." Much smoother! (Unless you're from the South, in which case it's "Hwaal layving"... ) )
I use it sometimes. Believe it or not there are people out there that really respect and like the English language and enjoy using their command of it to the fullest. I'm one of them, and I'm pretty stubborn about it:
Surely you jest?
?And Websters agrees with Oxford:
Not at all. Both versions that you quoted are dictionaries containing the more recent, corrupted versions of the English language. "Contact" has only recently been accepted by people as a verb- and I don't accept it. Every time we compromise the meaning of a word by utilizing it improperly, our ability to communicate as a people goes down. I, for one, refuse to tolerate it.Surely you jest?
Languages evolve. They always have and always will. Who's to say whether it is for the better or worse. I know if I were to listening to 17th century English (perhaps spoken by William Shakespeare), I would not understand most of it. It was not the same English.Not at all. Both versions that you quoted are dictionaries containing the more recent, corrupted versions of the English language. "Contact" has only recently been accepted by people as a verb- and I don't accept it. Every time we compromise the meaning of a word by utilizing it improperly, our ability to communicate as a people goes down. I, for one, refuse to tolerate it.Surely you jest?
No, losing one word here, another there isn't a big deal in and of itself. But over time, over the course of centuries, our abilities to communicate have been highly degraded. Latin and Hebrew have something in common: they have both been dead for a thousand years. I speak Hebrew fluently- and know Latin fairly well- and am often extraordinarily frustrated at my inability to communicate what I have to say without writing a paragraph that, inevitably, nobody will read. Especially when I could do it in Hebrew with, perhaps, a single word or a single sentence.
Then save yourself the trouble, and just write it in Hebrew! At the very worst, nobody will read it... which leaves you none the worse off.
This is great for Israel or Ancient Rome but doesnt quite apply in this rapidly merging one world existance!)Esperonza anyone? :lol:Not at all. Both versions that you quoted are dictionaries containing the more recent, corrupted versions of the English language. "Contact" has only recently been accepted by people as a verb- and I don't accept it. Every time we compromise the meaning of a word by utilizing it improperly, our ability to communicate as a people goes down. I, for one, refuse to tolerate it.Surely you jest?
No, losing one word here, another there isn't a big deal in and of itself. But over time, over the course of centuries, our abilities to communicate have been highly degraded. Latin and Hebrew have something in common: they have both been dead for a thousand years. I speak Hebrew fluently- and know Latin fairly well- and am often extraordinarily frustrated at my inability to communicate what I have to say without writing a paragraph that, inevitably, nobody will read. Especially when I could do it in Hebrew with, perhaps, a single word or a single sentence.
Ah OK. So what is your exact preferred cutoff date beyond which you do not expect any evolution in the language that you speak. I.e, what would be the precise date before which English was uncorrupted according to you? While you are at it also mention which is the precise date after which English arrived at the state that you consider uncorrupted? Just so that we know the limits within which we need to operate to satisfy your whims, should one happen to care.
Thanks. :lol:
Using a new word is not something I object to. Using a current word in a new way dilutes its meaning. I want to be able to impart all the information I can such that someone who shares my command of english can understand what I have to say with both accuracy and precision.
Perhaps I disagree with the merging of the world into one entity. Perhaps I wish to do what I can, peacefully and passively, to prevent it, or at least not further its cause.
You are an ass- and I mean that affectionately.Ah OK. So what is your exact preferred cutoff date beyond which you do not expect any evolution in the language that you speak. I.e, what would be the precise date before which English was uncorrupted according to you? While you are at it also mention which is the precise date after which English arrived at the state that you consider uncorrupted? Just so that we know the limits within which we need to operate to satisfy your whims, should one happen to care.
Not at all. Both versions that you quoted are dictionaries containing the more recent, corrupted versions of the English language. "Contact" has only recently been accepted by people as a verb- and I don't accept it. Every time we compromise the meaning of a word by utilizing it improperly, our ability to communicate as a people goes down. I, for one, refuse to tolerate it.Surely you jest?
Contact comes from a Latin verb. Actually, I would assume that contactus is a participle, meaning a verb form used as an adjective. Since we don't use the original verb form anymore, taking the participle and using it as a verb is the next best thing. If you wish to use get in touch with instead of contact, be my guest. But beware: you might be seen as "wordy."
Actually, you're wrong on a basic level: the English word Contact is NOT from the latin verb. It is from the German noun, Kontakt. Which then, of course, goes way back further to Latin. But the fact that the word is more directly German than Latin is fairly obvious in its basic construction. Our using it as a verb is recent and dates to the early part of the last century.
From The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology: contact sb. XVII. — L. contāctus, f. contāct-, pp. stem of contingere touch closely, border on, be CONTIGUOUS to, f. CON- + tangere touch.
