[stylist] farther, further, farthest, furthest-bus riding

Sun Feb 15 00:42:36 UTC 2009

Jim:

The only deaf-blind people I know from that area are now long dead.  But
I'll ask around.  The biggest active group of DB people in KS is in Olathe.

John

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From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of James Canaday M.A. N6YR
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 9:46 AM
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Subject: Re: [stylist] farther, further, farthest, furthest-bus riding

thank you John,
and my location is in my sig:
Lawrence, KS.
the information gathering meetings are done but there will be further 
public meetings in march and january to review proposed changes.
jc

Jim Canaday M.A.
Lawrence, KS

At 02:51 AM 2/14/2009, you wrote:
>Jim:
>
>I use communication cards to determine whether or not I am on the right
bus.
>When I am, I give the bus driver a card that asks him or her to tap my knee
>twice when we arrive at my desired stop.  I make sure to sit across from
the
>driver.
>
>On some routes, I don't need to ask the driver anything, as the buses all
go
>where I want to go or my stop is "'tangible," such as the first stop after
>the bus turns left from Seventh and turns right into Eighth.
>
>Dunno if this is any help.  But if you tell me where you are located, I
will
>probably know who the local deaf-blind people are.  It would be good to
have
>a rep attend those meetings.
>
>John
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>Behalf Of James Canaday M.A. N6YR
>Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 10:29 PM
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>Subject: Re: [stylist] farther, further, farthest, furthest-bus riding
>
>no,
>john what I was looking for was a convenient way to remember and keep
>track of them.  I got that here.
>
>oh, question:
>John, when a deaf-blind person rides the bus, how does he or she know
>when to get off the bus?
>
>came up in our meeting tonight, local chapter meeting with a
>consultant working on merging the city and university bus systems,
>baby steps at first with just coordination and route efficiencies.
>jc
>
>Jim Canaday M.A.
>Lawrence, KS
>
>At 02:02 PM 2/13/2009, you wrote:
> >Jim:
> >
> >Farthering is very, very rare, so erase it from your vocabulary.
>Furthering
> >is useful.  Since further refers to abstract concepts, such as progress,
> >furthering as a verb is like progress or expanding or advancing as a
verb.
> >
> >If you're confused about a word, simply refrain from using it.  There are
> >plenty other words you can use, and many of them would be better, anyway.
> >
> >John
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> >Behalf Of James Canaday M.A. N6YR
> >Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 9:52 PM
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> >Subject: Re: [stylist] farther, further, farthest, furthest
> >
> >or, would that be the furthest swim anyone had done?
> >
> >I must confess, I am still further confused how to tell especially
> >farthest and furthest.
> >thanks for the comments John Lori and Barbara.
> >
> >jc
> >
> >Jim Canaday M.A.
> >Lawrence, KS
> >
> >At 09:26 PM 2/12/2009, you wrote:
> > >And that would be the farthest swim anyone has ever done.
> > >Barbara
> > >
> > >--------------------------------------------------
> > >From: <LoriStay at aol.com>
> > >Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 5:01 PM
> > >To: <stylist at nfbnet.org>
> > >Subject: Re: [stylist] farther, further, farthest, furthest
> > >
> > >>Quite right.   Though one of the mapquest maps tells you to swim the
> >Atlantic
> > >>to get to England.   I coldn't believe it when I saw it!
> > >>Lori
> > >>In a message dated 2/12/09 3:45:31 AM, johnlee at clarktouch.com writes:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>If you walk east from
> > >>>NFB headquarters, can you walk farther than twenty miles? No, you
>can't,
> > >>>because you can't walk on the Atlantic Ocean!
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
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