Talk:The Exchange, Bristol
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The link to worldwidewords.org http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-cas3.htm actually refutes the article's origin of "pay on the nail". In fact, the article postulates that the relationship is reversed, with the brass tables being called "nails" in response to the turn of phrase. Might it be better to list that reference separately, with mention of the alternate explanation?
- In fact the explanation in that page looks good, as there is a french expression 'payer rubis sur l'ongle' litteraly 'to pay rubies on the fingernail' italian 'pagare sull’unghia' litteraly 'to pay on the fingernail'. Chris CII 09:08, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
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- Well, someone has gone and edited it to that effect. Also, I threaded this page for clarity. :)
Info on how to get there: As someone who lives 30 mins drive from Bristol I was quite interested to pay a visit to the Exchange. However, the wiki page does not mention where it is nor do the link pages. It would be very helpful to have a postcode which could then be input to google maps or multimap. What do others think of this idea - and does anyone know the actual postcode! Wikikob Thursday, August 24, 2006.
- I have added a map ref and street names for location. The discussion of the origin of the phrase probably depends on the date of the first "nail" in Bristol & the best evidence I can find for this just says "Elizabethan" therefore it is likely that it pre dates the first written usage of the phrase cited on worldwidewords.org. — Rod talk 09:20, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
A New picture - at Dusk - I inserted this last night after talking to Rod who said he thought it was a bit better than the picture he contribued. I'll try and return and get a better pic. Wikikob 10:04, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
