Posted by jwelson on March 16, 2005 at 15:55:12 from 195.212.29.75 user jwelson.
In Reply to: Re: Renaming "traditional" names posted by John Nichols on March 16, 2005 at 15:08:40:
How about clarifying it thus -
I was telling my Old Man about climbing the Old Man of Coniston.
& that's before you introduce Old Man bitter ( must get up to Bank ground soon and have a pint or two in the Bull )
Although I understand your point, it is similar to.....
"I had to take my daughter to hospital as she had a ring stuck on her finger; fortunately they were able to cut it off."
( which most people will understand as cutting the ring off, not amputating a digit. )
Also, one of my favourite sentences goes along the lines of....
"He decided that the present was right to present the present."