Tomo Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Contemplating over this today for some odd reason... anyway when we say that was a near miss, when something nearly hit. Shouldn't it be a near hit?? A near miss would be a hit... as it nearly missed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 If you were near a Miss, Tomo, would it be a hit? OME 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 No, No, a HIT is surely a nearly missed, and a near hit is a right hook. English grammar - she is a silly way to communicate. Anybody with enough time on their hands to contemplate the silliness of this grammar, are in desperate need of some flying to clear their heads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andys@coffs Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Careful; Tomo, being Near Miss (especially a cute one!) can lead to a relationship, A wife and then Kids...all of who will cause your log book to age without entry for many years, unless your "In the business" perhaps MAF is a good option for you, in which case a near miss is a godd (EDIT hmm abit freuidian..... I meant good ) thing, in fact the closer the better. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 Haha, thanks for the advice Andy... the idea though is to be near a Miss that is just as aviation crazy, so far so good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I certainly don't want to undermine Andy's fatherly advice Tomo. I think this might date back to 1800' English. My grandafther who was born in the '80's used to say "very near" pronounced "veynear", such as "the ram veynear knocked me down, so near was used as a shortcut for nearly, just as today dude is short for gentleman, but gm will probably win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litespeed Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I always thought a "Dude" was actually a sperm whale penis......or was it a camel? either way I always feel complimented on the size of my tackle when called a Dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suitman Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 I always thought a "Dude" was actually a sperm whale penis......or was it a camel?either way I always feel complimented on the size of my tackle when called a Dude. A sperm whale camel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thruster87 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Word Origin & History dude 1883, "fastidious man," New York City slang of unknown origin. The vogue word of 1883, originally used in reference to the devotees of the "aesthetic" craze, later applied to city slickers, especially Easterners vacationing in the West (dude ranch first recorded 1921). Surfer slang application to any dude definition [dud] n. a male friend; a guy. (Also a term of address. There is no evidence as to the origin of this term. The earliest uses refer to a male who is carefully and meticulously dressed. Some people derive dude from dud. See also dude up.) : Who's the dude with the cowboy boots? mod. excellent. (See also dudical.) : The game was severely dude! We won! Who needs Wikipedia. Appears to be a dud of a flying day Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 In that case think I'll dude up and go into town then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litespeed Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Having cleared the cobwebs from cranium................. Dude- camels penis Dork- Sperm whale penis These are biology terms, naturally the above human language quotes are also true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yenn Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Duds. Smart clothes for going to town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne T Mathews Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Contemplating over this today for some odd reason... anyway when we say that was a near miss, when something nearly hit. Shouldn't it be a near hit??A near miss would be a hit... as it nearly missed? Funny thing the English language. So much of it is dependent on context. Take for example the common PA announcement American flight attendants make, "We will be landing in (where ever) momentarily." Every time I hear it, I veynear brace for impact. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfGnome Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 If you're landing momentarily, then you must be doing touch and goes. It's no wonder there's so many people in the air at any one time - they never get to disembark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Momentarily in that sense is a US word, so technically you'd expect to come across it in the US. English is a language used in many Countries of the world, with many dielects. If we could use Australian English well, that would be a big step forward. (Just going out to feed the Blue rens) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaba-who Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 I always thought a "Dude" was actually a sperm whale penis From memory that's a "dork" though I don't think it has to be a sperm whale, any species will do. Jaba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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