9two8

In the December Classic and Sports car magazine....,

http://www.classicandsportscar.com/n...ource=20141106

Ken
80 928 S
5 Speed

UK

Randy V

Cottoning?

928Myles

= catching on, getting it, clicking, figuring it out etc etc. Must be an empire thing that was dropped by those nasty revolutionists.....




Myles

canadagord

The phrase 'cotton on to', with the above meaning, appears to be limited in usage to the UK and other countries that were previously part of the British Empire, notably Australia and New Zealand. In the USA, especially in the southern states, 'cotton to' is used, with the slightly modified meaning of 'take a liking to'.

Being in Canada (we still have the Queen on our money) totally understood this Ken!

9two8

..., sorry, just presumed ? thank,s for enlightening Randy.

Ken
80 928 S
5 Speed

UK

prescott

Man I learn all sorts of cool stuff on rennlist!

Dave928S

We have our own secret language just like you Mericuns do. Every time I post here I have to translate my post from Strine to Yankee.

Should've kept Randy in the dark for a bit longer Myles ...

yardpro

an ozzy justs tarted working for me... ill use this tomorrow

928 at last

Bloody Colonials....

Mrmerlin

with google it wont take a fortnight to figure out.
Or someone from the Queens land

MGW-Fla

huh, How 'bout that! I'm born 'n raised in the South & I've never ever even heard that one before. Guess another benefit of RL having such a world wide reach is you can learn things about yourself you never knew, & not just your 928! Not sure that I'm gonna "Take a Hankerin" to it though at this point in my life.

WyattsRide

Is this the another term from the UK?

WallyP

"huh, How 'bout that! I'm born 'n raised in the South & I've never ever even heard that one before."

I'm sorry to be the one to break the news to you - but Florida is not part of the South...

Once you cross the Florida line, the further down you go, the further North you get. Jax is sorta borderline.

Fogey1

Meaning "take a liking to," the phrase is still in present usage in Appalachian Ohio and was when I was attached to Kentucky and then Texas. Or maybe I'm just over-influenced by Mark Twain.

I wasn't going to say that about Florida, but ...

MGW-Fla

Yea, not any news revelation to me of what Non Floridians say about us. With Jacksonville being just one county from Georgia, it has long been referred to South Georgia. I don't adhere to either view, but I understand the perspectives. I'm a Floridian, who's also a Southerner.

Jacksonville and North Florida are really a totally different world from the crowd from Orlando to Miami. It's just that those parts of the state are more well known to the rest of the world, along with their heavy International, Tourism, & Northern Retiree influences down there; So many people lump the entire state in with them. Believe it or not, many here in Jax. still say "Y'all"(and not "Youz Guyz"); listen to country music; drive pick up trucks; and grits & biscuits are still on most breakfast menus.