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To: Grampa Dave

The Amish were abseiling. That is a new word for me, but my phone understood it.


4 posted on 12/22/2018 10:22:58 AM PST by Attention Surplus Disorder (Apoplectic is where we want them)
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder

The British mangling of simple words is repelling.


6 posted on 12/22/2018 10:26:19 AM PST by Rebelbase
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder

Thanks for a new word:

“Abseil” is the normal term in the UK, whereas “rappel” is used in the US. This technique is used by climbers, mountaineers, cavers, canyoners, search and rescue and rope access technicians to descend cliffs or slopes when they are too steep and/or dangerous to descend without protection.

Abseiling - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abseiling


8 posted on 12/22/2018 10:26:41 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Let the Arabs kill each other. Build a wall & guard our borders with our warriors & the $'s saved!)
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