On 4 Oct, 17:45, John Wright  wrote:
> Doug wrote:
> > On 4 Oct, 09:59, John Wright  wrote:
> >> Doug wrote:
> >>> On 3 Oct, 11:09, BrianW  wrote:
> >>>> On 3 Oct, 06:06, Doug  wrote:
> >>>>> Wrong. I did mention that I was a passenger in a LandRover that rolled
> >>>>> and your silly chums here mutated that into my owning and using a
> >>>>> 14mpg gas guzzler.
> >>>> I wonder whether posts like this helped such "mutations" along?
> >>>>http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.transport/msg/4dcae151e412c235
> >>> Mistaking the word 'used' for 'drove' probably helped.
> >> This in no way implies that you were a passenger as you said yesterday> > Of course I was a passenger. Why do you persist in speculating
> > otherwise devoid of any evidence?
>
> The concept "used" (the exact word you posted) implies that you got some
> independent use or control of the vehicle. Not that you were a passenger.
>
> How did it go? Oh, yes: "The LandRover that I used then"
>
> Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary definition no 1:  to put
> something such as a tool, skill or building to a particular purpose.
>
> i.e. you used it. It was for your purpose
>
I used it for my purpose as a passenger.

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On Mon, 5 Oct 2009 23:49:19 -0700 (PDT), Doug put finger to keyboard
and typed:

>On 5 Oct, 20:43, Mark Goodge  wrote:
>> On Sun, 4 Oct 2009 21:29:50 -0700 (PDT), Doug put finger to keyboard
>> and typed:
>>
>> >On 4 Oct, 17:45, John Wright  wrote:
>> >> How did it go? Oh, yes: "The LandRover that I used then"
>>
>> >> Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary definition no 1:  to put
>> >> something such as a tool, skill or building to a particular purpose.
>>
>> >> i.e. you used it. It was for your purpose
>>
>> >I used it for my purpose as a passenger.
>>
>> Who did it belong to, and who was driving it?
>>
>A friend. At that time I did not have a car.

So you have had a car at other times, then. When would that have been,
and what type of car did you have?

Mark
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On Tue, 6 Oct 2009 23:46:50 -0700 (PDT), Doug put finger to keyboard
and typed:

>On 6 Oct, 19:41, Mark Goodge  wrote:
>> On Mon, 5 Oct 2009 23:49:19 -0700 (PDT), Doug put finger to keyboard
>> and typed:
>>
>>
>>
>> >On 5 Oct, 20:43, Mark Goodge  wrote:
>> >> On Sun, 4 Oct 2009 21:29:50 -0700 (PDT), Doug put finger to keyboard
>> >> and typed:
>>
>> >> >On 4 Oct, 17:45, John Wright  wrote:
>> >> >> How did it go? Oh, yes: "The LandRover that I used then"
>>
>> >> >> Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary definition no 1:  to put
>> >> >> something such as a tool, skill or building to a particular purpose.
>>
>> >> >> i.e. you used it. It was for your purpose
>>
>> >> >I used it for my purpose as a passenger.
>>
>> >> Who did it belong to, and who was driving it?
>>
>> >A friend. At that time I did not have a car.
>>
>> So you have had a car at other times, then. When would that have been,
>> and what type of car did you have?
>>
>Several. Why do you ask?

Because I'd like to know the answer.

Mark
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