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Re: FRIDAY FUN: Snow day!

Subject: Re: FRIDAY FUN: Snow day!
From: Sandy Nicholson <sandy -at- ambertext -dot- co -dot- uk>
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2006 16:24:04 +0000

Bryan Sherman wrote:

... When there was icy weather I would invariably pass a number of vehicles in the median stuck.

Ed D' Souza asked the question that was on the tip of my tongue: what is a `median stuck'? John Posada replied:

A median is a divider between opposing traffic lanes, often a strip
of grass or dirt.

Aha! That's what we in the UK would call a `central reservation'. Is it traditional in the US when talking about a median to move the nearest operative verb to the end (perhaps to confuse outsiders!), or is Bryan actually a diminutive Jedi Knight? :o)

(The fact that I am responding to this post at all is indicative of the fact that I am currently procrastinating!)

Oh, and what is the mean number of people, broken down by mode of transport, who end up on the median at this time of year? :o)

Best wishes,
Sandy

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