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If I get a vote, I prefer Tomaten, simply because I'd have no idea what Paradeiser are if you hadn't clued me in. By the way, tomatoes are native to Central America, where the indigenous word, tomatl was adopted into Spanish as tomate, which in English became tomato. So that's another point in favor of Tomaten. That same sort of replacement of localisms takes place within the US (since this country is about the same size as all of Europe). I'm sitting here in Indiana wearing a pair of what I call tennis shoes, but hubby Alex (who is from upstate New York, 500 miles or 800 kilometers away) calls sneakers. That latter term is kinda taking over hereabouts too, probably due to television.

It’s similar here, only the influence is much more one-sided. Started with TV and hasn’t stopped since. Some Austrian terms I remember from my childhood have all but died out by now and been replaced with German ones (like Paradeiser/Tomaten for tomatoes). But at leas we all understand each other better now.

That was posted a while back, as you can see. Lately I've been noticing British people saying things that I thought were Americanisms (e.g., "pants" in the sense of trousers) and vice versa (e.g., I think "gone missing" or "went missing" is originally British, but it's a very succinct way of expressing a specific concept). This has been going on for hundreds of years, of course. 'Way back when, if a character in a British play was supposed to be an American (probably played by a British actor, since the accents hadn't had time to diverge much), the first words out of his/her mouth would be "I guess" in the sense of "I suppose" -- but I'm pretty sure that expression started being used over there a long time ago.

Awh! Thanks so much. Yeah, I am on AO3 actually! Wouldn't say I'm a particularly skilled writer (actually rather new to the hobby) but I sure do like having fun with it. My AO3 account is here! I mostly specialize in little vignettes, but sometimes I write chapter-by-chapter stuff.

Agreed! Are you on AO3 or any other fanfic site?

If your writing is like your forum posting style than I for one would love to read your fics.

Thank you for the welcome! Delighted to be here. Our cats names are Kiba, Graverobber (we just call him Graves), and Nova! They're delightful little beasts. My avatar is a picture of a little black rat! I love rats. Used to keep a small mischief of my own, once upon a time. Been considering doing that again someday, once I've got space to keep them separate from the cats of course.

Hello, Lanx, and welcome to Sherlock Forum! Judging by your varied interests, you should fit in very well here. I have a couple of questions for you: 1. What are the names of your three cats? 2. What species is your avatar photo? (Doesn't quite look like either a cat or a millipede!) Also, feel free to reply to any threads that interest you, regardless of how long ago they were posted. Also feel free to start new threads. (Your first few posts will not become visible until they're been approved by a moderator, so don't panic if you don't see them for a while.)

Hey there! You can call me Lancaster! Or, Lanx, if you're feeling a bit lazy. I'm a thirty-two year old dork who lives in Pennsylvania with one of my partners and our three cats. (We've also got a millipede. His name is Simon. He's a very good boy.) I have an alarming number of hobbies and interests, but I'm primarily into Sherlock, Doctor Who, Iron Lung (2026), casual gaming, writing, drawing, and I've recently taken up the acoustic guitar and lockpicking. I'm also planning to start my journey into urban exploration in the near future! I'm a bit shy, but I like to think I'm pretty chill. Feel free to say hello, though I may struggle in one-on-one conversations at times. I never know how to keep them going, hah. It may be worth noting that I am autistic and that sometimes affects how I interact with others, and how frequently I do so. But, well... Sherlock fans in particular have always struck me as far more likely to be understanding of someone who's a bit odd. At least, compared to some other communities. (I mean, Sherlock is the way he is, and for better or worse, many of us are quite fond of that little goblin, right?) I'm also an amateur fanfiction writer. (And I've got to say, writing stories for a fandom from a show that has concluded and that seems to consist of roughly ~100 people and a single potted plant that sits in the corner... can be quite an interesting experience. Wouldn't trade it for the world.) I don't know how active I will be (life is life-ing and I am notoriously scatterbrained) but I'm happy to poke my head in and say hello all the same! Lovely to meet you all. And have a happy Thursday, if you celebrate! 🥳

Fair enough

Don't worry, I'll see anything you post here. Also, I suspect that other people are interested too.

If it's okay for you, I'd like to keep you updated by email. This forum is kinda dead, is your email address still the same?

Congratulations -- and please keep us posted!

Update: I'm now graduated and hope I get a job soon

I have the phone number of my mentor, so yes

Do you plan to stay in touch with them?

Well, it was my second internship, I didn't do anything on my first internship. My second internship was such an improvement for me, the colleagues were so no nice. I'm going to miss them terribly Thank you!

That was very thoughtful of you. I suspect a lot of people would have just yelled "yippee!" on their way out the door, regardless of how much help they'd been given. Congratulations!

Hi everyone, Long time no see. A bit of a life update from me. My last day of my internship was yesterday, I brought a thank you card and a fruit basket to thank my colleagues. My studies are coming to an end, everything from school is done. Now all that's left is counting down till the 26th, then it's time for the graduation ceremony

@Banshee: Hi Banshee, Yes, thanks so much for this. Kind Regards, Douglas

Riiiight, thanks for all that info. Apparently, the software we use to host the forum displays that message to inform users that their identity is hidden, meaning they won’t appear in online lists and their last visited time and other details are not visible to standard users of the forum. This is designed to enhance privacy, and was likely introduced in recent years and I didn’t notice it being introduced, that is why I was baffled. So it’s not a bug, it’s a feature Your posts will still show your username and all that, so you can fully participate in the forum. However your fellow members won’t be able to see all that info (mods and admins can see it cos we need to mod and admin, and that’s why we were puzzled!) Hope that explains it

By the way, the little oval symbol seems to be an eye -- so with a slash through it, that means you can't be seen.

@Carol the Dabbler: No worries, Carol; And thanks so much for this, once again! Douglas

OK, I logged into my test account, and it says I'm anonymous! So thank you very much, Douglas, you've given us enough info to be able to reproduce the symptoms ourselves.

@Carol the Dabbler: Hi again, Carol; Well this is very kind of you. Yes, it is displayed as an extra bit of info. within my mini-profile: So as soon as I hover my cursor over my D for Douglas "Icon", I get the D symbol popping up on the top of our little deceased dog's (SASHA) head, which is my current profile picture: And then just below that it has my name, Douglas, with the word DETECTIVES written under it:; and under that, it says: "JOINED OCTOBER, 13, 2012": But also, next to DOUGLAS is a funny looking little symbol that looks like a little oval thing with an oblique line through it; And when I hover my cursor over that thing, here is the message that appears: "YOU ARE CURRENTLY ANONYMOUS. YOU WILL NOT SHOW IN ONLINE LISTS AND YOUR LAST VISITED TIME WILL NOT BE SHOWN TO OTHER MEMBERS". So what a Classic, eh!! Douglas