Norm48327 Deggesty "Bud duels"? Who was fighting with Bud? Oh, you mean "duals." Johnny, Although I'm not an English major even by the loosest definition it never ceases to amaze me that some can't come to terma with words that are homonyms; ie, those that sound alike but have different meanings. That fault is by no means relgated to those who failed theit English classes. I think we all have a 'pet word' that sometimes leaves us in the lurch. I guess you and I went to school when readin' writin' and 'rithmetic were taught. Just the basics and good spelling and being able to differentiate between words that were spelled alike but were of different meanings. Context, context, context. Is 49 north a border or is it a boarder? I guess, in this day and age thanks to our schools we'll never know the answer to that. LOL.
Deggesty "Bud duels"? Who was fighting with Bud? Oh, you mean "duals."
Johnny,
Although I'm not an English major even by the loosest definition it never ceases to amaze me that some can't come to terma with words that are homonyms; ie, those that sound alike but have different meanings. That fault is by no means relgated to those who failed theit English classes. I think we all have a 'pet word' that sometimes leaves us in the lurch.
I guess you and I went to school when readin' writin' and 'rithmetic were taught. Just the basics and good spelling and being able to differentiate between words that were spelled alike but were of different meanings. Context, context, context. Is 49 north a border or is it a boarder? I guess, in this day and age thanks to our schools we'll never know the answer to that. LOL.
I was shocked recently to hear that many schools are not teaching cursive writing. An example of the problem this has caused is that surveying companies have been finding out that their new-hires can't read old records.
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Paul of CovingtonWhat pair of homonyms can also be antonyms?
Probably that old chestnut 'raise' and 'raze'.
But on this forum we might be mindful of 'insightful' vs. 'inciteful'.
And it might be noted that at least one word is its own antonym, of sorts, "awful" (has anyone here sung 'Before Jehovah's Awful Throne' for the first time without a little trepidation?) That issue was fixed by using that fine old word ruined by the preppies, "awesome".
That's the pair I was thinking of. It's also a triple homonym: raise, raze, rays.
I've also wondered why "awesome" (has some awe) is good, and "awful" (full of awe) is bad, but as you say awful can be good. And as an adverb it can just mean "extremely" as in "awfully nice of you."
Someone is going to ask what this has to do with trains.
In that last picture posted by BaltACD there appears to be a brake shoe on the flanged wheel under the bumper. I don't remember seeing these on hi-rail trucks, but I haven't seen trucks this big. Are they used on only the larger trucks, or did I just miss them? I'm pretty good at looking at things and not seeing them.
Paul of Covington In that last picture posted by BaltACD there appears to be a brake shoe on the flanged wheel under the bumper. I don't remember seeing these on hi-rail trucks, but I haven't seen trucks this big. Are they used on only the larger trucks, or did I just miss them? I'm pretty good at looking at things and not seeing them.
mudchicken Paul of Covington In that last picture posted by BaltACD there appears to be a brake shoe on the flanged wheel under the bumper. I don't remember seeing these on hi-rail trucks, but I haven't seen trucks this big. Are they used on only the larger trucks, or did I just miss them? I'm pretty good at looking at things and not seeing them. You dont see those normally until you get to 2-ton trucks and above. Don't confuse air actuated shunts with brake shoes.
You dont see those normally until you get to 2-ton trucks and above. Don't confuse air actuated shunts with brake shoes.
At least some Brandt rigs have full sized rail wheels under them - and I'm fairly sure they have regular brake shoes. I've seen a Brandt truck hauling a half dozen gondolas down the main line...
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tree68At least some Brandt rigs have full sized rail wheels under them - and I'm fairly sure they have regular brake shoes. I've seen a Brandt truck hauling a half dozen gondolas down the main line...
And the ones I've seen are hauling gondolas full of ties to be dropped at the proper sites. Brandt trucks are commonin my neighborhood.
Norm
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