Subj : Funny story about Russian
To   : Mike Powell
From : Alexander Koryagin
Date : Wed Feb 21 2024 12:20:08

Hi, Mike Powell!
I read your message from 20.02.2024 14:45

 AH>>> Depends on what the fence was made of. I think Gleb has a point
 AH>>> in that this announcement may have been written on a scrap of
 AH>>> cardboard which the protagonist attached to the fence using
 AH>>> whatever came readily to hand.... :-)

 ak>> IMHO when you say "to post" it implies the mail service. Give me
 ak>> an example if am wrong. At the very least the man could nail his
 ak>> message. :)

 MP> It can mean that. I think that meaning is more often used in
 MP> British English than here in America.

 MP> It can also mean to attach a message to a physical cork bulletin
 MP> board, wall, fencepost, telephone pole, etc., such as "I posted a
 MP> for sale flyer on the break room bulletin board" or "I posted the
 MP> lost pet flyers to several phone poles in the neighborhood."

I see. And indeed any noun in English can be converted into a verb. So, if we have a lamp post we can post a message. ;-)

Bye, Mike!
Alexander Koryagin
english_tutor 2024

---
 * Origin: news://news.fidonet.fi (2:221/6.0)

.