Hi Danny,


   Quoting: Danny Ceppa to Bo Simonsen
 Date/Time: 16-Nov-03 / 15:11:16
   Subject: Churchill

  -> On 16 Nov 03  15:07:56, Bo Simonsen got back to Danny Ceppa -> Re:
  Churchill

 CS>>>> BRW, it's Iron Curtin, not Carpet...
                       ^^^^^^
 CS>>> Old messages but I'm home in Sasebo again.  Not much difference
 CS>>> other than it's called curtin.
                              ^^^^^^
 BS>>> Welcome home Carol :-) Curtin is something you have on your
                              ^^^^^^
 BS>>> windows right?
 DC>> Hence the meaning in the US.

 BS>> But not in world-wide english?
                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 DC> That I can't say.  Curtin should be.  And so should Iron.
                        ^^^^^^
 DC> But, I'm not sure how extant "Iron Curtin" is used.

In correct English it is "Curtain"
But perhaps in US English Curtin??

Anyway in Dutch we say "ijzeren gordijn" and that means literal: "iron
curtain"


Best Regards,
      Herman Neut

 e-mail: h.neut{at}hccnet.nl

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