tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228690739485734684.post5458591756778179090..comments2024-03-18T23:11:23.676+00:00Comments on Stonehenge and the Ice Age: Beware of the zooming ice block....BRIAN JOHNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00413447032454568083noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228690739485734684.post-34403629070465025152012-03-28T15:58:43.248+01:002012-03-28T15:58:43.248+01:00Alternatively, "Beware of Greeks bearing gift...Alternatively, "Beware of Greeks bearing gifts" (for he could have another unusual glacial theory hidden behind his ice block).<br /><br />'Never trust a hanging glacier'?? Well my surname is, fittingly, highly geographical. The 'Hinch' element derives from a word similar to 'hanging', meaning steep slope; and the 'liffe' (often also 'cliffe') has a similar origin.T Hinchliffenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228690739485734684.post-39967914033493954012012-03-13T18:51:53.094+00:002012-03-13T18:51:53.094+00:00I'm thinking of learning the proper way to do ...I'm thinking of learning the proper way to do shortcuts myself, but only if interest in the French version keeps going.<br /><br />The other, slightly quicker, shortcuts are done by pressing <br />the ALT key then using the keypad to punch in the character code.<br /><br />I guess this is a bit off the subject of Stonehenge? After the news stories of recent months, I think everyone's a bit stonehenged-out.Jon Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11264966739582178631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228690739485734684.post-37153028470266677892012-03-13T18:42:01.555+00:002012-03-13T18:42:01.555+00:00Ah! I'm with you -- thanks! Yes, there are s...Ah! I'm with you -- thanks! Yes, there are some shortcuts on the computer -- haven't got round to learning where they are. My wife (being Swedish) is expert at it, since she has all those extra letters to cope with....BRIAN JOHNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00413447032454568083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228690739485734684.post-23235671347212947092012-03-13T18:37:20.685+00:002012-03-13T18:37:20.685+00:00How to get umlauts: a pair of dots above a vowel.How to get umlauts: a pair of dots above a vowel.Jon Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11264966739582178631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228690739485734684.post-78429755438702763342012-03-13T18:06:06.900+00:002012-03-13T18:06:06.900+00:00Relevance, Jon?Relevance, Jon?BRIAN JOHNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00413447032454568083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228690739485734684.post-34401640433757186812012-03-13T16:49:32.979+00:002012-03-13T16:49:32.979+00:00Easiest way is to cut and paste the character from...Easiest way is to cut and paste the character from a program such as a word processor: Example done this way at <br /><br />http://charniere-des-cieux.blogspot.com/<br /><br />For most word processors the selection is insert>special character.. then pick from list.Jon Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11264966739582178631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228690739485734684.post-39216659519069035272012-03-13T12:14:36.249+00:002012-03-13T12:14:36.249+00:00It's quite possible -- they are reputed to be ...It's quite possible -- they are reputed to be very fond of living dangerously.....BRIAN JOHNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00413447032454568083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228690739485734684.post-90586098078576919672012-03-13T11:50:32.671+00:002012-03-13T11:50:32.671+00:00Is that a Greek I see standing next to the block?Is that a Greek I see standing next to the block?chris johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210890033354730381noreply@blogger.com