Comments on: UK-US dictionary needed for the blogosphere! http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/editors/2008/11/14/uk-us-dictionary-needed-for-the-blogosphere/ Online journalism news Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:39:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Judith Townend http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/editors/2008/11/14/uk-us-dictionary-needed-for-the-blogosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-7808 Judith Townend Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:17:59 +0000 http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/editors/?p=5195#comment-7808 Have removed that example now so as to avoid confusion... Have removed that example now so as to avoid confusion…

]]> By: Judith Townend http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/editors/2008/11/14/uk-us-dictionary-needed-for-the-blogosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-7807 Judith Townend Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:11:35 +0000 http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/editors/?p=5195#comment-7807 OK, I stand corrected on bullish! I had checked one online definition, but now (as I should have done in first place) am consulting Collins and yes, it does mean optimistic and positive. I was distracted by these meanings: "a. Having a heavy muscular physique. b. Bullheaded." What can I say? Standards of British education are slipping. Sorry. OK, I stand corrected on bullish! I had checked one online definition, but now (as I should have done in first place) am consulting Collins and yes, it does mean optimistic and positive. I was distracted by these meanings:

“a. Having a heavy muscular physique. b. Bullheaded.”

What can I say? Standards of British education are slipping. Sorry.

]]> By: Josh http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/editors/2008/11/14/uk-us-dictionary-needed-for-the-blogosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-7806 Josh Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:05:10 +0000 http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/editors/?p=5195#comment-7806 Bullish isn't positive in British English? As in the bullish/bearish divide for stock market prognosticators? Maybe we do need some trans-Atlantic translation service. :) Bullish isn’t positive in British English? As in the bullish/bearish divide for stock market prognosticators? Maybe we do need some trans-Atlantic translation service. :)

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