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I tend to specialise in English, British English in particular, as well as Norwegian translations, and occasionally Danish and Swedish.
I am a firm believer in the British -ise spellings. These are used as far afield as New Zealand, where I was born, brought up and educated. As a result I have used them all my life. Moreover, one hardly ever sees the -ize spellings being used in Britain, where I live now.
There are British spellings I don't use: I prefer enthrall instead of enthral, and distill instead of distil.
A useful referenceEdit
This is a useful reference for checking between Bokmål and Nynorsk words and spellings: [1]. Lexin also has audio for both Bokmål and Nynorsk words, which is really handy.
Milestones: Number of pages created:Edit
- 35,001 (as of 14 September 2016)
- 40,001 (11 April 2017)
- 45,004 (17 January 2018)
- 47,004 (2 April 2018)
A wee bit of nonsenseEdit
Q: What is an escapea? A: A pea that escapes from the dinner plate.
- Tall story is not the antonym of short story.
- If someone calls you a cheapskate, thank them for the compliment.
- Would you Adam and Eve it, they're naked! (inspired by Cockney rhyming slang)
- When running a check on Little River County I was asked "Did you mean little rivet counter?" Hmm...
Nominations for Word of the DayEdit
There are probably some others I have forgotten about.
- angle parking: 13 Dec 2017
- avoid like the plague: 22 Feb 2018
- boardwalk: set for 1 June 2018
- boffin: no date set
- Bronx cheer: no date set
- bulldog clip: set for 26 August 2018
- carrier wave: no date set
- cirque: set for 7 July 2018
- coffee table book: no date set
- comply: no date set
- conversely: no date set
- cornfield meet: set for 13 Sept 2018
- deem: no date set
- disimprovement: no date set
- dragline, appeared as dragline excavator 27 Dec 2017
- emu: set for 26 Jan 2019
- ether: no date set
- filch: 8 Aug 2017
- fjord: will probably be set for 17 May 2019
- flare: no date set
- footbath: no date set
- fruiterer: set for 14 Nov 2018
- ghost town: 27 April 2018
- greensand: 15 Dec 2017
- gunmetal: 12 Aug 2017
- horses for courses: 12 April 2018
- knacker's yard: no date set
- learn the ropes: no date set
- ledger: no date set
- lorry: no date set
- midnight sun: 21 June 2017
- mink: set for 25 July 2018
- moccasin: set for 4 July 2018
- move the goalposts: set for 14 June 2018
- necessitate: no date set
- paint oneself into a corner: 18 April 2017
- pave the way: 22 July 2017
- philistine or Philistine: no date set
- pike: set for 26 May 2018
- plaque: no date set
- plat: no date set
- rubbish: no date set
- rupee: 14 Aug 2017
- skulduggery: no date set
- slip-up: no date set
- spit: no date set
- spoils of war: 13 Nov 2016
- spoof: set for 3 June 2018
- spot of bother: set for 29 Sept 2018
- stance: no date set
- steamer: 26 Aug 2017
- tall order: no date set
- tram: 22 May 2017
- turd: 19 Nov 2016
- turntable: no date set
- up to something: no date set
- wagon: no date set
- wigwag: 2 Sept 2017
- witch doctor: no date set
Photo galleryEdit
Don't bother going around a roundabout, just go straight across it. A scene from Oslo.
"Does my bum look big in this?" She is in her birthday suit.
ATSF Mallett compound engine, Winslow AZ. I would have loved to have seen one of these long beasts in action, apparently the design was unsuccessful.
Kings Cross, Sydney, Australia in 1934. Sydney had two separate trolleybus routes, as well as trams (the tram rails can be seen here). Both trams and trolleybuses disappeared a long time ago.
The best photo I can find of a turntable for 4-wheeled wagons, which looks as though it might work. I can remember these in my home town on sidings serving wool and grain stores.
Akaroa Harbour around 1840