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17 Nov 03 - 07:21 AM (#1055349) Subject: BS: Check Out Our Forum From: Santa Every time I click on this to check out, I check in. So to check in, I have to check out. Am I the only one confused? Don't Americans have check out tills in their supermarkets? |
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17 Nov 03 - 09:38 AM (#1055428) Subject: RE: BS: Check Out Our Forum From: GUEST,MMario yes - though "checkout counter" would be a more familiar form to us. "Check out" in American-ese is equivilant to "Have a look at" |
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17 Nov 03 - 12:40 PM (#1055558) Subject: RE: BS: Check Out Our Forum From: Amos Santa: "Check this out" is a fairly recent (last five-ten years) expression from the young, meaning to look it over, investigate it, eyeball it, scope it out, etc. With some forums you have to check in to the forum before you can check out the forum. Check? A |
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17 Nov 03 - 12:52 PM (#1055565) Subject: RE: BS: Check Out Our Forum From: GUEST,MMario Amos? the phrase was in current use when I was in High School. That was quite a few years more then 5 or 10 |
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17 Nov 03 - 01:06 PM (#1055587) Subject: RE: BS: Check Out Our Forum From: Amos Sorry, Mario -- I don't believe you. I have seen your picture and you aren't a day over 28. A Oh, all right. All right!! 30 years tops. |
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17 Nov 03 - 01:11 PM (#1055593) Subject: RE: BS: Check Out Our Forum From: Wolfgang Einchecken, durchchecken, auschecken. Mein Arzt hat mich durchgecheckt Ich muss das erst noch auschecken. If we even conjugate it already in German, it must be old. What had puzzled me on the Mudcat site for a wee moment was that the filter actually isn't out when you click on 'filter out'. Wolfgang |
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17 Nov 03 - 01:12 PM (#1055594) Subject: RE: BS: Check Out Our Forum From: GUEST,MMario hell - my *diploma* is older then that Amos! |
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17 Nov 03 - 01:13 PM (#1055596) Subject: RE: BS: Check Out Our Forum From: Ebbie In Alaska when we say 'the lights are out', chances are we're not talking about bulbs. |
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17 Nov 03 - 01:17 PM (#1055598) Subject: RE: BS: Check Out Our Forum From: Wolfgang Once, nearly the whole CSSR icehockey team had names ending in 'check' (whatever your English transliteration is) which makes a lot of sense for Czechs and the reporter was heard saying "...Franticzech, Holyczech, Bodilczech, crosscheck!" Wolfgang |
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17 Nov 03 - 03:55 PM (#1055682) Subject: RE: BS: Check Out Our Forum From: Peace Check in--hotel, airline, conference Check out--hotel Check out (be careful with the transitivity on this one because it is used with a phrase) the ________ on her, him Check it out--after understanding the pronominal referent Check--got it or I agree Cheque--thing that comes back from the bank |
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17 Nov 03 - 06:36 PM (#1055780) Subject: RE: BS: Check Out Our Forum From: McGrath of Harlow You missed out "check up" (not to be confused with "chuck up") |
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17 Nov 03 - 09:09 PM (#1055848) Subject: RE: BS: Check Out Our Forum From: Bill D some folks here seem to have a checkered past*! and present, too... *means roughly, containing black areas (like a checker board) of questionable moral behavior |
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17 Nov 03 - 09:31 PM (#1055862) Subject: RE: BS: Check Out Our Forum From: McGrath of Harlow a chukkaed past would mean you used to play polo. |
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17 Nov 03 - 09:36 PM (#1055865) Subject: RE: BS: Check Out Our Forum From: Burke The worst is that library compuer systems designate a book that is checked out as "charged" that means when it comes back it is "discharged." No one ever understands this, but the manuals for the computer systems use these terms. The instructions end up being rewritten locally. Why they do not just call it check-in or return is beyond me. |
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17 Nov 03 - 10:56 PM (#1055890) Subject: RE: BS: Check Out Our Forum From: Peace McGH: Tried water polo once. Damn near drowned the horse. |
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18 Nov 03 - 12:51 AM (#1055954) Subject: RE: BS: Check Out Our Forum From: rangeroger Brucie, doesn't a cheque come from a banque? rr |
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18 Nov 03 - 12:55 AM (#1055958) Subject: RE: BS: Check Out Our Forum From: Deda Check into it. I'll check around. It's time for my annual check-up. |
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18 Nov 03 - 03:30 AM (#1055994) Subject: RE: BS: Check Out Our Forum From: open mike check, czech, cheque what you say when doing a sound check on a mike. so i guess a checker would be a sound technician, but a chukar is a game bird like a quail or grouse |
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18 Nov 03 - 09:43 PM (#1056629) Subject: RE: BS: Check Out Our Forum From: rangeroger What about chukka boots? rr |
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18 Nov 03 - 09:46 PM (#1056631) Subject: RE: BS: Check Out Our Forum From: Amos Burke: Computer programmers are always writing things from their own point of view instead of the users; to them it makes sense that a book being carried on the records (loaned out) is charged because the register is loaded with the books data, and the record will be carried until discharged. It makes sense electronically also. Just humanly obscure. Typical geeks. A |
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18 Nov 03 - 10:16 PM (#1056649) Subject: RE: BS: Check Out Our Forum From: GUEST,pdc Oh dear. I wish I hadn't had a scotch before dinner, then wine with it, before reading this thread. I'm confused... |
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18 Nov 03 - 10:23 PM (#1056651) Subject: RE: BS: Check Out Our Forum From: Jerry Rasmussen I've stopped checking things out. I'm an exchecquer. sp? Jerry |
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18 Nov 03 - 10:25 PM (#1056653) Subject: RE: BS: Check Out Our Forum From: Peace rangerover: In Quebec, yep. In Alberta, nope. Good eye. Never noticed that before. |
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19 Nov 03 - 10:15 PM (#1057412) Subject: RE: BS: Check Out Our Forum From: annamill BAD TASTE WARNING! DON'T READ IF SENSITIVE! What do you call an abortion in Czechoslavakia(sp)?? Boo... A cancelled Czech... Sorry.. love, Annamill |
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20 Nov 03 - 10:31 AM (#1057788) Subject: RE: BS: Check Out Our Forum From: Mickey191 What about the _final_ checkout? To stop breathing. Used to be the euphemism-haven't heard it much lately. |
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20 Nov 03 - 10:46 AM (#1057795) Subject: RE: BS: Check Out Our Forum From: muppett AND CHECK MATE |