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[darwin dali]

In the same interview he also revealed that he is open to pursuing a second four-year term as FIA president, despite reports saying he intends to step down in 2013.

"That's not true," Todt said. "Nevertheless, I am not thinking today about the second term of office. My priority is to use my time as effectively as possible to reach my goals."


I wonder what they might be?
Introduce regulations that require all team principals to wear a jumper at all times and temperatures - colors may range from 630–740 nm wavelength (see example below):

[What's Burning?]

Color range? I'have plaid pants with ALL of those colors.

[Jabberwocky]

colors may range from 630–740 nm wavelength

It all depends on what reference point you use and the calibration of the equipment used to measure your frequency.

[hesketh308]

Color range? I'have plaid pants with ALL of those colors.

Colour

[What's Burning?]

Color range? I'have plaid pants with ALL of those colors.

Colour

We had to take the U out because we needed them for the... USA, USA, USA chant.

[darwin dali]

Color range? I'have plaid pants with ALL of those colors.

Colour

Couleur
I prefer 'Farbe' myself

And BTW: the word comes from the Latin color, coloris - why oh why did the Brits feel the need to introduce a 'u' where there shouldn't be one?

[IceManpjn]

Color range? I'have plaid pants with ALL of those colors.

Colour

Couleur
I prefer 'Farbe' myself

And BTW: the word comes from the Latin color, coloris - why oh why did the Brits feel the need to introduce a 'u' where there shouldn't be one?

Somebody went around adding a U to all sorts of words that didn't need them, like armour, flavour, honour, rumour, labour, and neighbour. However, from what I understand, most English-speaking countries use these spellings and their U-less forms are basically just American. We don't take a "Y" in our tires, either.

[darwin dali]

Color range? I'have plaid pants with ALL of those colors.

Colour

Couleur
I prefer 'Farbe' myself

And BTW: the word comes from the Latin color, coloris - why oh why did the Brits feel the need to introduce a 'u' where there shouldn't be one?

Somebody went around adding a U to all sorts of words that didn't need them, like armour, flavour, honour, rumour, labour, and neighbour. However, from what I understand, most English-speaking countries use these spellings and their U-less forms are basically just American.

I realize this - I'm just saying the American spelling (however it was arrived at, i.e., they took the British spelling and simplified it) happens to be the linguistically more correct spelling

[billindenver]

Color range? I'have plaid pants with ALL of those colors.

Colour

Couleur
I prefer 'Farbe' myself

And BTW: the word comes from the Latin color, coloris - why oh why did the Brits feel the need to introduce a 'u' where there shouldn't be one?

Somebody went around adding a U to all sorts of words that didn't need them, like armour, flavour, honour, rumour, labour, and neighbour. However, from what I understand, most English-speaking countries use these spellings and their U-less forms are basically just American.

I realize this - I'm just saying the American spelling (however it was arrived at, i.e., they took the British spelling and simplified it) happens to be the linguistically more correct spelling

Well yes, naturally. American's are the next version of English speakers. Windows 7 is simpler and better than Vista. The Porsche 997 is a better car than the 996 and American's have simplified and improved the English Language. It's all evolution really...we are the next, and better generation of English speakers. We have surpassed the British as is only natural for the next, better version.

Ah hell, who am I kidding. A Brit and an American walk into a bar in South America. They both spot the same girl and walk over. The American says hello and offers her a drink....she smiles. The Brit says the exact same thing...and she throws herself at his feet. British accents and British slang can't be improved upon. I mean, how can you improve upon 'the bees knees'? Actually, who the hell comes up with these sayings? Dogs dangly bits? Shrek in a Frock? Arse Over Tit? Jammy? Sure, we have simplified the language...but the Brits are still more colorful.

[suitcase]

Those colors make me feel nauseous.

And BTW: the word comes from the Latin color, coloris - why oh why did the Brits feel the need to introduce a 'u' where there shouldn't be one?

I remember when I learned that word in Latin class, I thought to myself, "Wonder why they use the letter u..." But I like the way the Brittani spell their words. (Was inspired to use the Latin word.) I have always loved 'favourite' and 'colour'.
And to reiterate what billindenver said, I'm a sucker for (any kind of) English or Scottish accent.

[scotty]

Color range? I'have plaid pants with ALL of those colors.

Colour

Couleur
I prefer 'Farbe' myself

And BTW: the word comes from the Latin color, coloris - why oh why did the Brits feel the need to introduce a 'u' where there shouldn't be one?

Deal with it, if you don't like ENGLISH feel free to use a different language...

Sprecken zie Deutsch?

Ou le Francais, si vous voudrais peut-etre?

Don't expect comprehensible replies from me though, especially in German!

[darwin dali]

Color range? I'have plaid pants with ALL of those colors.

Colour

Couleur
I prefer 'Farbe' myself

And BTW: the word comes from the Latin color, coloris - why oh why did the Brits feel the need to introduce a 'u' where there shouldn't be one?

Deal with it, if you don't like ENGLISH feel free to use a different language...

Sprecken zie Deutsch?

Ou le Francais, si vous voudrais peut-etre?

Don't expect comprehensible replies from me though, especially in German!

I was simply replying to hesketh's razz and providing a linguistics lesson

[f1ea]

...but the Brits are still more colorful.

Colourful

[darwin dali]

Color range? I'have plaid pants with ALL of those colors.

Colour

Couleur
I prefer 'Farbe' myself

And BTW: the word comes from the Latin color, coloris - why oh why did the Brits feel the need to introduce a 'u' where there shouldn't be one?

Somebody went around adding a U to all sorts of words that didn't need them, like armour, flavour, honour, rumour, labour, and neighbour. However, from what I understand, most English-speaking countries use these spellings and their U-less forms are basically just American.

I realize this - I'm just saying the American spelling (however it was arrived at, i.e., they took the British spelling and simplified it) happens to be the linguistically more correct spelling

Well yes, naturally. American's are the next version of English speakers. Windows 7 is simpler and better than Vista. The Porsche 997 is a better car than the 996 and American's have simplified and improved the English Language. It's all evolution really...we are the next, and better generation of English speakers. We have surpassed the British as is only natural for the next, better version.

Ah hell, who am I kidding. A Brit and an American walk into a bar in South America. They both spot the same girl and walk over. The American says hello and offers her a drink....she smiles. The Brit says the exact same thing...and she throws herself at his feet. British accents and British slang can't be improved upon. I mean, how can you improve upon 'the bees knees'? Actually, who the hell comes up with these sayings? Dogs dangly bits? Shrek in a Frock? Arse Over Tit? Jammy? Sure, we have simplified the language...but the Brits are still more colorful.

There's no definitive origin for 'the bee's knees', but it appears to have been coined in 1920s America. The first printed reference to it I can find is in the Ohio newspaper The Newark Advocate, April 1922, under the heading 'What Does It Mean?':

"That's what you wonder when you hear a flapper chatter in typical flapper language. 'Apple Knocker,' for instance. And 'Bees Knees.' That's flapper talk. This lingo will be explained in the woman's page under the head of Flapper Dictionary." [an 'apple knocker' is a rustic]

Clearly the phrase must have been new then for the paper to plan to take the trouble to define it. Disappointingly, they didn't follow up on their promise and 'the lingo' wasn't subsequently explained. Several U.S. newspapers did feature lists of phrases under 'Flapper Dictionary' headings. Although 'bee's knees' isn't featured, they do show the time as being a period of quirky linguistic coinage. For example, from one such Flapper Dictionary:

Kluck - dumb person.
Dumb kluck - worse than a kluck.
Pollywoppus - meaningless stuff.
Fly-paper - a guy who sticks around.

There's no profound reason to relate bees and knees other than the jaunty-sounding rhyme. In the 1920s it was fashionable to devise nonsense terms for excellence - 'the snake's hips', 'the kipper's knickers", 'the cat's pyjamas', 'the sardine's whiskers' etc. Of these, the bee's knees and the cat's pyjamas are the only ones that have stood the test of time. More recently, we see the same thing - the 'dog's bollocks'.

(Note: knickers weren't underwear then - even for kippers. At least, one would hope not - the edition of the Newark Advocate above also had the headline 'Bride Wears Knickers To Wedding'.)

[bud]

English was barsterdised by the Norman conquest, influx of French Romance words, ducked up the Germanic old English language!

But if you yanks feel the need to complicate a language that is not yours to play with go right ahead, but if you're going to do it atleast go all out! For example from here on now can you spell "tour" as "tor" ...."our" in colour was originally pronouced like tour- colour now days it's pronounced wrongly even down here we say "culla"