Questions from Itasan

[tigertiger]

Which do you usually say?
1. Internet banking
2. online banking
3. net banking
4. E-banking
5. any other?

Thank you.

Me personally would use 1 or 2. But am familiar with all four.
Other would be electronic banking (eBanking in full).

NB a common convension is for the 'e' to be lower case but perhaps larger size and/or italicised. But not always

e.g. eCommerce

[Itasan]

Thank you very much, tigertiger.

[Itasan]

Does this sentence work?
"To save copying paper, both side copying is recommended
rather than single side copying."
Thank you.

[tigertiger]

Does this sentence work?
"To save copying paper, both side copying is recommended
rather than single side copying."
Thank you.

Doesn't work for me (BrE)

But the following work, and there will be variations

"To save copying paper, double sided copying is recommended
rather than single sided copying."

"To save copying paper, copying on both sides (of the paper) is recommended rather than single side(d) copying."

[Itasan]

Thank you very much, tigertiger, for the valuable
answer as always.
Is 'book-style copying' a different thing?

[tigertiger]

Thank you very much, tigertiger, for the valuable
answer as always.
Is 'book-style copying' a different thing?

Yes, this needs a pretty fancy copier with a big memory.
It will scan all pages and then print them two pages to each side. A smart copier will also order the pages, a dumb copier you have to think about the order.

e.g. a four page booklet (one piece of paper folded in two) will print

-side 1 left to right- page 4, page one
-side two - page 2, page 3.

An 8 page book (two pie ces of paper)
sheet one side one - page 8, page 1
sheet one side two - page 2, page 7

Sheet two side one - page 6, page 3,
sheet two side two - page 4, page 5.

[Itasan]

1. daylight saving time (DST) - US
2. summer time - UK
Is it also called 'daylight time' and 'fast time' in the US?

Thank you.

[Amy_H]

Hi Itasan

As far as I know:

1. "Daylight time" would mainly be used when referring to the time in specific US time zones. For example:
EDT = Eastern Daylight Time (vs. EST/Eastern Standard Time during the rest of the year)
MDT = Mountain Daylight Time (vs. MST/Mountain Standard Time during the rest of the year)


2. "Fast time" is something special in Indiana. They also have "slow time" there. Here is a link:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/200 ... time_x.htm

Amy

[Itasan]

I see. Thank you very much, Amy.

[tigertiger]

1. daylight saving time (DST) - US
2. summer time - UK
Is it also called 'daylight time' and 'fast time' in the US?

Thank you.

There is a similar situation on the Falkland Islands, where the capital Port Stanley (population 2000) goes onto summer time, and the rest fo the islands don't bother. So they talk about 'Stanley Time'

[Itasan]

'ass-backward(s)'
Is it a common English word?
What does it mean?

Thank you.

[tigertiger]

'ass-backward(s)'
Is it a common English word?
What does it mean?

Thank you.

Possibly the same as BrE 'arse about face'
Rough meaning, things are opposite to how they should be, or opposite to how you would expect.
Here face is as in facing the wrong way, as well as perhaps your face normaly 'facing' in the opposite direction to your arse.

[Itasan]

Thank you very much, tigertiger.

[Itasan]

gyudon OR beef bowl
1. Have you heard this term?
2. Have you ever eaten it?
3. Is it common in English-speaking countries?
4. If so, which term do you use?

Thank you.

[tigertiger]

gyudon OR beef bowl
1. Have you heard this term?
2. Have you ever eaten it?
3. Is it common in English-speaking countries?
4. If so, which term do you use?

Thank you.

I never heard of it in UK. But expect I coulod find it in Japanese restuarant.