How to land on a grass airstrip

john smith wrote:

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Stefan wrote:


schrieb:


"Improved" at our flight school, and at other flight schools/FBOs at
this municipal airport and two others within a 15 nm radius means PAVED,
period.

I'm not a native English speaker, so what do I know, but if I had
translated that way in my English tests, I sure would have failed.


Little know fact... many US barristers get their undergraduate degree in
English before going on to get their JD.

What is a barrister? Is that anything like a lawyer or attorney? :-)


Matt

In article ,
Matt Whiting wrote:

john smith wrote:

In article ,
Stefan wrote:


schrieb:


"Improved" at our flight school, and at other flight schools/FBOs at
this municipal airport and two others within a 15 nm radius means PAVED,
period.

I'm not a native English speaker, so what do I know, but if I had
translated that way in my English tests, I sure would have failed.


Little know fact... many US barristers get their undergraduate degree in
English before going on to get their JD.

What is a barrister? Is that anything like a lawyer or attorney? :-)

Do a Google search... "Rumpole of the Bailey"

In the UK lawyers are called barristers. There may be a further
distinction. I sat in on a trial for fun while in London on business.
They had the wigs, robes and all. Very eloquent speaking. Not like our
US TV shows.

Ross
KSWI

Matt Whiting wrote:

john smith wrote:

In article ,
Stefan wrote:


unicate schrieb:


"Improved" at our flight school, and at other flight schools/FBOs at
this municipal airport and two others within a 15 nm radius means
PAVED, period.


I'm not a native English speaker, so what do I know, but if I had
translated that way in my English tests, I sure would have failed.



Little know fact... many US barristers get their undergraduate degree
in English before going on to get their JD.


What is a barrister? Is that anything like a lawyer or attorney? :-)


Matt

Howdy!

In article ,
Ross Richardson wrote:
In the UK lawyers are called barristers. There may be a further
distinction. I sat in on a trial for fun while in London on business.
They had the wigs, robes and all. Very eloquent speaking. Not like our
US TV shows.

Barristers practice law before the bar -- that is, in court. Solicitors
practice law, but do not appear in court. The distinction is peculiar
to the UK. In the US, lawyers is lawyers.

yours,
Michael


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Michael Houghton schrieb:

Barristers practice law before the bar -- that is, in court. Solicitors
practice law, but do not appear in court. The distinction is peculiar
to the UK. In the US, lawyers is lawyers.

Actually, this distinction is not peculiar to the UK at all but exists
in many countries.

Stefan

Stefan wrote:

Michael Houghton schrieb:

Barristers practice law before the bar -- that is, in court. Solicitors
practice law, but do not appear in court. The distinction is peculiar
to the UK. In the US, lawyers is lawyers.


Actually, this distinction is not peculiar to the UK at all but exists
in many countries.

But in the UK, it is peculiar. :-)


Matt

In article ,
(Michael Houghton) wrote:

Howdy!

In article ,
Ross Richardson wrote:
In the UK lawyers are called barristers. There may be a further
distinction. I sat in on a trial for fun while in London on business.
They had the wigs, robes and all. Very eloquent speaking. Not like our
US TV shows.

Barristers practice law before the bar -- that is, in court. Solicitors
practice law, but do not appear in court. The distinction is peculiar
to the UK. In the US, lawyers is lawyers.

Of course, the term "solicitor," by coincidence(?) applies, also, to the
"world's oldest profession." Anybody see any similarities there?

Ol' chap

I do believe I heard someone describe it that way to me and I forgot.
For those Yanks that would like to understand the Queen's language check
this out. http://www.hps.com/~tpg/ukdict/

Cheers,

Ross

Michael Houghton wrote:

Howdy!

In article ,
Ross Richardson wrote:

In the UK lawyers are called barristers. There may be a further
distinction. I sat in on a trial for fun while in London on business.
They had the wigs, robes and all. Very eloquent speaking. Not like our
US TV shows.


Barristers practice law before the bar -- that is, in court. Solicitors
practice law, but do not appear in court. The distinction is peculiar
to the UK. In the US, lawyers is lawyers.

yours,
Michael

For those who do not check it out, here are the definitions;

BARRISTER n. 1. A specialist trial lawyer, who may appear before the
higher courts, as opposed to your common garden-variety SOLICITOR, who
generally may not. BARRISTERS may not join a firm of other lawyers. They
must practice the law completely independently, but may be grouped
together to share office expenses such as telephones etc., however,
their practices may not overlap in any manner. These restrictions do not
apply to SOLICITORS.

BARRISTERS cannot tout for business and tradition has it that a
BARRISTER is not really employed at all. He offers his services as a
gesture, and if, in gratitude, you want to slip him a few SOVEREIGNS as
an honorarium, he has, even today, a pocket on the back of his gown into
which you may discreetly deposit the cash.

SOLICITOR n. 1. Your basic everyday lawyer who handles most any kind of
legal service like contracts, wills and represents you in lower courts.
However, if you get in serious trouble, you will need a BARRISTER.

Ross
KSWI

Ross Richardson wrote:

In the UK lawyers are called barristers. There may be a further
distinction. I sat in on a trial for fun while in London on business.
They had the wigs, robes and all. Very eloquent speaking. Not like our
US TV shows.

You have a bizarre idea of fun! :-)

I participated in a trial once many years ago as a juror. It lessened
my already low opinion of the American justice system.


Matt