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

Sun Feb 15 04:03:30 UTC 2009

yes,
I think the kansas school for the deaf is in olathe and off the top 
of my head the school for the blind is there too.  olathe is an 
indian name pronounced oh-lay-the.
jc

Jim Canaday M.A.
Lawrence, KS

At 06:42 PM 2/14/2009, you wrote:
>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
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>Behalf Of James Canaday M.A. N6YR
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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
> >To: NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List
> >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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