tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8180769075610486242.post6651948739447050229..comments2024-01-02T09:45:52.570-05:00Comments on Lost in Transcription Has Moved!!: On Ronin and the importance of physical colleaguesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284995441818864226noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8180769075610486242.post-72475590942048539742011-12-12T14:39:16.410-05:002011-12-12T14:39:16.410-05:00Excellent point! Thanks, James!
Let's go get ...Excellent point! Thanks, James!<br /><br />Let's go get a beer sometime.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284995441818864226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8180769075610486242.post-54565158057149892492011-12-12T12:31:37.394-05:002011-12-12T12:31:37.394-05:00"It is common for scientists to have opinions..."It is common for scientists to have opinions that whole swaths of research are garbage, and it is common for them to share this knowledge in conversation, particularly over beer."<br /><br />While I wholeheartedly agree with this, let me add another British translation that sometimes applies:<br /><br />What the British say: "Let's go get a beer"<br /><br />What the British mean: "I want to drink"<br /><br />What others understand: "They want to have a conversation"<br /><br />-JamesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com