Petrol Muppet.

I don't think you need the 'now' in there.

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Wonder what they do to dispose of such a mix ... ?

Paul.

 

Catman wibbled forthrightly:

You sure? You can fill something to the brim, but I've never used the
phrase, "I'm going to brim it" before or even heard someone else say
this too.

 

Do the words 'English as a second language' mean anything to you? I
think you've been in France too long.

 

<strikes thoughtful pose> <lights cigarette>

 

Hmm >99.99% yes

Meh. I have, years back.


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<watches absolutely nothing happen>

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Ah, but being the second resident rent-a-spic, it's probably English
as a 3rd language really...

P.

 

Why, it's been around for years.
"Did brim full Rosie the pantry maid this morning upon rising. And so to
work."

 

Heh, cnuts.

 

To my surprise, Chambers agrees with you.

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I'm not entirely convinced. Got a URL for that?

"I'm going to brim the tank" just sounds wrong [1]. "I'm going to fill the
tank to the brim" is the way I'd say it. Maybe English is becoming my
second langauge. The worrying thing is, that I don't have a first language.

[1] I suppose if I replaced "brim" by the words "fill" or "empty" for example,
then it's okay.

 

Well that's something of a change.

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See? You can't even spell ****.

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I think it's not exactly common useage. I would never say 'brim my
tank', but that doesn't preclude my awareness of the verb IYSWIM.

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Oh and bad form, Longman also agrees

http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/brim_2



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Ah, nice one. I'm just a bit out of touch.

 

Anosmia is a terrible affliction.

 

Hmm, no. Their on-line dictionary is based on their Chambers 21st
Century Dictionary and doesn't have the fuller entry of their major work.

Contrast
http://www.chambersharrap.co.uk/chambers/features/chref/chref.py/main?title=21st&query=brim

with

"brim:
n the upper edge of a vessel or of a similarly shaped cavity;
the margin or brink of a river or lake; the rim of a hat.
vt (brimming; brimmed) to fill to the brim.
vi to be or become full to the brim.
[ME brymme]
brimful or brim-full: adj full to the brim; brimming with tears.
brimfulness or brimfullness: n.
brimless: adj without a brim.
brimmed: adj brim-full; having a brim (also as combining form,
eg wide-brimmed).
brimmer: n a bowl, glass, etc full to the brim.
brimming: adv and adj.
brim over: to begin to overflow; (often with with) to be unable to contain
(an emotion)."

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Just how bored *are* you?

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