In Ireland, of course, we usually run into people, a term
which means something far more violent if a motor car is
involved,
Anthony
On 13/12/10 19:29, Lagoo, Vishnu wrote:
> William Stanbury is right! I would rather 'bump' into someone than 'bang' (into someone) and I think 'bump' is more common and more civilized than 'bang'. But we are discussing the probabilities here not the manners!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A UK-based worldwide e-mail broadcast system mailing list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of William Stanbury
> Sent: December 13, 2010 10:37
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: 'Two countries divided by a common language' Re: Speeding Re: Speeding
>
> Englisher?
>
> Deutsch?
>
> ;-)
>
> Furthermore, as a Englishman, I wouldn't say or write "bang" into someone but rather "bump" into someone.
>
> HTH,
>
> W
>
>
> On 13 December 2010 09:57, John Bibby <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Dear Jay and other non-Englishers
>>
>> My apologies - 'to bang into someone' in USA may mean a car-crash; in
>> England it means a chance encounter, usually on foot.
>>
>> JOHN
>>
>>
>> On 12 December 2010 22:55, Jay Warner at AT_T
>> <[log in to unmask]
>>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On Dec 11, 2010, at 1:04:57 PM, John Bibby wrote:
>>>> Also, when I _do_ bang into someone I know by chance, I often
>> contemplate
>>>> how many I must have 'just missed' banging into because they were
>>>> say
>> 100
>>>> yards away rather than just 10 say, and therefore avoided being
>> noticed.
>>>
>>> How close is 'too' close? How do you measure a driving 'accident'?
>>> Denting one or another car? stop & exchange drivers license
>>> numbers & addresses? File a police report?
>>>
>>> There's a potential can of worms in this issue alone. :)
>>>
>>> Jay
>>>>
>>>> JOHN BIBBY
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 10 December 2010 10:40, Gavin and Rosemary Ross <
>>>> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Probabilities of rare events reported after they have occurred
>>>>> are not easily defined. Such events are common in literature, of
>>>>> course, and
>>> most
>>>>> people in every day life sometimes come across an acquaintance in
>>> unlikely
>>>>> places. The only valid procedure would be to write down in
>>>>> advance
>> the
>>>>> details of a possible rare event, specifying the spatial and
>>>>> temporal
>>> range
>>>>> in which it might occur, and place it in a sealed envelope. Even
>>>>> then
>>> we
>>>>> are in danger of stretching the definition of the event to fit
>>>>> the observation, as do those determined to believe in astrology,
>> prophesies,
>>>>> oracles and the like.
>>>>>
>>>>> Gavin Ross
>>>>> Harpenden, Herts
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> *From:* clivedurdle <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> *To:* [log in to unmask]
>>>>> *Sent:* Thursday, December 09, 2010 10:20 PM
>>>>> *Subject:* Speeding
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/08/speeding-driver-new-zealan
>> d-policeman?INTCMP=SRCH
>>>>>
>>>>> "
>>>>> Booked for speeding in England and New Zealand ... by the same
>> policeman
>>>>>
>>>>> Constable Andy Flitton recognised by driver he had booked in
>>>>> London as
>>> he
>>>>> wrote out ticket in rural South Island town"
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> OK, what is the probability of that?
>>>>>
>>>>> Live long and prosper!
>>>>>
>>>>> Clive
>>>>>
>>>>> Clive Durdle
>>>>>
>>>>>
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