: Wed May 06, 2009 8:01 am  

Wires71 wrote: :oops: Sorry last time I looked (in researching my considered opinion before posting), I understood Scottish bank notes were not legal tender in England. But you may be right and this link maybe inaccurate. http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknote ... aqs.htm#15 PS - Don't worry it's an easy trap to fall into mistaking legal tender for currency. The currency is STERLING not Stirling.

Wires71 wrote: :oops: Sorry last time I looked (in researching my considered opinion before posting), I understood Scottish bank notes were not legal tender in England. But you may be right and this link maybe inaccurate. http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknote ... aqs.htm#15 PS - Don't worry it's an easy trap to fall into mistaking legal tender for currency. The currency is STERLING not Stirling.

: Wed May 06, 2009 10:17 am  

mark_m wrote:

The currency is STERLING not Stirling.

He actually said that the scottish notes are issued in Stirling - I assumed it was the site of the manufacturing plant for scottish bank notes similar to the Royal Mint in Pontyclun.

: Wed May 06, 2009 11:15 am  

Some shops won't accept Scottish notes due to the fact that the hologram dectection things don't work on them

: Wed May 06, 2009 5:02 pm  

SEB wrote:

I look forward to LWF, W71 and MPH offering up there own literary efforts, then we can judge them on it?

Hey now just wait a minute SEB, I wasn't criticising TANCW's blog contribution more his innate superiority complex in broadsiding the whole board membership as being filistines (sic) just because they may not dig Edinburgh Castle or Arthurs Seat as much as him - whilst in the process mispelling philistine. I found that amusing.

Peace out.

: Thu May 07, 2009 7:13 am  

Wires71 wrote:

Hey now just wait a minute SEB, I wasn't criticising TANCW's blog contribution more his innate superiority complex in broadsiding the whole board membership as being filistines (sic) just because they may not dig Edinburgh Castle or Arthurs Seat as much as him - whilst in the process mispelling philistine. I found that amusing.

Peace out.

Do you really think I didn't know how to spell philistine (or more properly, Philistine)? And I couldn't give a monkey's if people prefer to sit in a pub all day and moan about the venue when they have a great city to visit. Makes the queues shorter.

: Thu May 07, 2009 7:31 am  

The All New Chester Wire wrote:

Do you really think I didn't know how to spell philistine (or more properly, Philistine)? And I couldn't give a monkey's if people prefer to sit in a pub all day and moan about the venue when they have a great city to visit. Makes the queues shorter.

If the mis-spelling was purposeful then, of course, I apologise for missing the joke TANCW.

Out of interest, which tourist attractions did you visit? It may whet the appetite of others to visit Edinburgh next year.

In closing, philistine is typically only capitalised at the beginning if you are using in the proper noun context referring to an inhabitant of ancient Philistia rather than using it as a common noun to describe a person lacking in cultural awareness or appreciation etc.

: Thu May 07, 2009 7:43 am  

Holyroodhouse and Camera Obscura (this time). I'm going to do the Rebus tour next year. Interesting debate to be had on use of whether to use the upper case when a common noun is derived from a proper noun. See recent article in The Guardian - Freudian or freudian?

Holyroodhouse and Camera Obscura (this time). I'm going to do the Rebus tour next year. Interesting debate to be had on use of whether to use the upper case when a common noun is derived from a proper noun. See recent article in The Guardian - Freudian or freudian?

: Thu May 07, 2009 8:18 am  

The All New Chester Wire wrote: Holyroodhouse and Camera Obscura (this time). I'm going to do the Rebus tour next year. Interesting debate to be had on use of whether to use the upper case when a common noun is derived from a proper noun. See recent article in The Guardian - Freudian or freudian? Camera Obscura looks good, I may go there next time and also as a Rankin fan the Rebus tour sounds interesting too. Interesting point on the capitalisation. I would argue along the lines of David Marsh and assert that the noun philistine has long since lost it's association with the region of Israel and, as such, losing the capital is correct. Another good example of this is 'vandal'. We would very rarely capitalise this word unless referring to the Germanic tribe in the 5th century.

The All New Chester Wire wrote: Holyroodhouse and Camera Obscura (this time). I'm going to do the Rebus tour next year. Interesting debate to be had on use of whether to use the upper case when a common noun is derived from a proper noun. See recent article in The Guardian - Freudian or freudian? Camera Obscura looks good, I may go there next time and also as a Rankin fan the Rebus tour sounds interesting too. Interesting point on the capitalisation. I would argue along the lines of David Marsh and assert that the noun philistine has long since lost it's association with the region of Israel and, as such, losing the capital is correct. Another good example of this is 'vandal'. We would very rarely capitalise this word unless referring to the Germanic tribe in the 5th century.

: Thu May 07, 2009 9:53 am  

I went to Edinburgh last Easter as well as this weekend. Sights I recommend visiting:

Camera Obscura
Castle
Scotch Whisky Experience
Dynamic Earth
Scottish Parliament
Grassmarket
Royal Mile
The West End
National Museum
Holyrood Palace
Holyrood Park
Prince Street Gardens

And that's just for starters. There's tons of stuff to do. But now we really are straying off topic!

: Thu May 07, 2009 10:54 am  

SEB wrote:

Scotch Whisky Experience
Dynamic Earth

Whisky place was good when I went five or six years ago. If you like malt whisky it's definitely worth a trip.

I looked at Dynamic Earth for this time, but plumped for Camera Obscura. Both good for kids under 10, I reckon.