Subj : Re: Shingrex was: weather w To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Mon Feb 03 2020 02:49:24 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 29-Jan-2020 08:42 <=- BM>>> I didn't ask where I was on the list -- (a) sort of supposed when BM>>> it's my turn I'll be notified, (b) when I did ask it took a long BM>>> time to find my name as that particular list didn't have a find BM>>> function so had to be scanned by eye. NB>>> Hopefully it'll be coming up soon then... I'd probably keep NB>>> checking, though, just in case they scrap their list too... ;) BM>> Yes, probably every couple/few months. NB>> And I still haven't managed to get mine yet... other stuff seems NB>> to be more important at the moment... BM> So my general procrastination is contagious?! And LIS earlier, I'm BM> not too concerned about getting the Shingrex shot as have had the BM> original vaccine and last visit with the medical doctor he wasn't at BM> all concerned other than I should have it when it becomes available. My doctor, when I had asked previously about getting the shingles shot, had indicated that he felt it was a low priority item, but to go ahead with it as I wished.... Since then, of course, there's been the wait for availability, and other considerations.... I never got the original one, though, so I do really think I should at least eventually get the newer (two-part) one.... BM>>> One would think with 26 letters we could come up with a better variety BM>>> of words! NB>>> You'd think... But there's lots of words with multiple NB>>> meanings depending on context.... :) BM>> I know! Was thinking back to my chat with the hotel staff re: "read": BM>> she had said thought it was pronounced 'reed' and her roommate 'red'. NB>> Yup, multiple pronunciations, too... They were both right, depending, NB>> again, on the context... Present tense is `reed', past tense is NB>> `red'... And "lead" is 'leed' if it's talking about the action, and NB>> 'led' if talking about the mineral... :) BM> Yes! At the time I did bring up another word with multiple BM> pronunciation and meanings but same spelling and made a little fun of BM> the English language ==> more to emphasize they (the staff I was BM> talking to) were technically correct and the language was a little BM> crazy. ... Found something a couple of months ago: the 'a' sounds in BM> "Australia" have three different sounds! I'd guess because of the BM> adjacent letters, especially vowels, but still.... Adjacent letters, and position in the word... BM>> And of course the word 'set' has something like 60 different BM>> definitions. (No, did not bring that one up!!) Plus words that sound BM>> the same: threw and through. Gaaa!!! NB>> Lots of just needing to memorize what is which and where... ;) BM> I didn't bring it up at the hotel chat but one could spell 'fish' as BM> 'ghoti': the f-sound is 'tough', forgot the 'i', 'ti' as in 'nation'. BM> (How d'heck does one get the 'sh' sound out of that??!!" (nay-shun) The 'o' as a short i sound probably comes from some other word where the short vowel is rather a dull sound more like an i than an o... but off the top of my head I'm not coming up with it either... :) ttyl neb .... Experience is a good teacher, but her fees are high. --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .