I've received an off-line suggestion from a birding wag with public
standards that the proper phrase for a birding forum is "have your
crake and eat it too".
In the interests of harmonising birding and culinary terms, I will
rephrase my assertion to "There's no reason why you can't have your
Spotted Crake and eat it too."
On 22/07/2008, at 5:16 PM, L&L Knight wrote:
There's no reason why you can't have your cake and eat it too. You
can, for example, easily type "blue crane" [a name my father uses]
followed by (White-faced Heron).
Not only do you educate people about alt names that they may come
across in conversations with non-birders, but you also keep the C&B
police happy.
Regards, Laurie.
On 22/07/2008, at 3:15 PM, peter crow wrote:
Chris
I can only agree with you.
i agree that butter bum is fine in a conversation between friends
or associates but to use it in any place or forum where there iare
probably others not familiar with your slang terms is somewhere
between inconsiderate and lazy.
Peter
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