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On Sun, 26 Oct 2008 16:04:23 -0400, Lew wrote:

> Starbuck wrote:
>>>>>> That is brill, many thanks
> 
> Lew wrote:
>>>>> Are you British?
>>>>>
>>>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brill>
> 
> David Harper wrote:
>>>> His IP address is a Virgin Media address -- formerly NTL.  That's a
>>>> major U.K. broadband ISP.  I should know.  I get my Internet
>>>> connection from them too.
>>>>
>>>> But brill is a small fish, no? ;-)
> 
> Starbuck wrote:
>>> Quite correct old boy. Also short for brilliant when one is being
>>> lazy. Time for a cup of tea I think.
>>> How are you finding the Virgin media service David?
>>>
>>> Lew - I am English.
> 
> Many of us Americans are fascinated by the British way with English. 
> Longing for the ancient home of the language, perhaps.
> 
> I was not familiar with the usage of "brill" for "brilliant".  Thanks
> for the education.
> 
> I'm watching "football" on TV - only it's not soccer.
>
That's a locale-dependent term. Where I come from (NZ) football (or 
footy) means Rugby Union.
 

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