Historian seeks to contact Fred Beckey

[Doug]

No, it would be Hallify

Edited March 29, 2008 by Doug

[hafilax]

ha-fil-ax

 

so 2 hafilaxes

 

I still love that one from Halifax is called a Haligonian.

 

Glasgow->Glaswegian

[sobo]

index => indeces

appendix => appendices

ergo: halifax =>halifaces

No?

[hafilax]

wax->waxes

goose->geese

moose->meese

 

 

In English the only rule is there are no rules. It's got to be the most frustrating language to learn pronunciation aside.

[JosephH]

If he can't find Fred we can turn him on to Opdycke who is a veritable insider on all sorts of history.

[Alpinfox]

 

 

If he couldn't find Beckey on his own, his researching skills are questionable.

[G-spotter]

Reading comprehension is giong dwon teh tbues today.

[TREETOAD]

Wow, whaddya know... Ain' nuthin' sacred anymore? What's next, marital status? Religious affiliation? Sexual preference(s)?

 

 

If you wanted to know those things you would just look here on cc.com

[sobo]

Ah! Good point...

[bwrts]

 

If he couldn't find Beckey on his own, his researching skills are questionable.

Totally agree with mr AlpinFox on this one.

 

***From what I know of Fred, he does NOT prefer to be solicitated for much other than women and a belay.***

 

Also, I remember someone once dropped by the house to leave a grip of literature, maps and pictures to be signed by Fred. Via a conversation with someone at the Mountaineers he got our address. Fred was irrate about the entire ordeal and asked me to call the guy back. The genteleman ended up driving back late that same night to fetch all his books and other crap as it was sitting on the front porch. If he did not acquire his belongings by the next morning, I was instructed to recycle all the crap.

I would say from my first-hand experience with Fred, show the old man some respect and let him have his privacy.

[Crillz]

I bet if you became his roomate you could get an interview!!