T-R-I-U-M-P-H :) sorry couldn't resist
--- Philip Smith <smith007@mindspring.com> wrote:
>
> How do you say"Shipwrights' Disease"?
> Phil Smith
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: jonmac <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
> To: <dkveuro@flash.net>; Triumphs List <triumphs@autox.team.net>; Albert F
> Jones <fisher@hctc.net>
> Cc: Spitfires List <Spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, November 19, 1999 1:03 PM
> Subject: Re: Fred Thomas' post on friendship (UNSEEN?)
>
>
> >
> > > I was not offended by your remarks, I just couldn't see
> > how Fred's message
> > >on friendship had any bearing on Francois's ability to
> > write in English -
> > >something that _he_ does extremely well.
> >
> > >>My dear Mr Jones.
> > >> Jonmac was referring to a post we may not have seen .
> >
> > Hole in one! I was greatly tempted to forward that post so
> > the whole list could see there is one among us who either
> > enjoys a practical joke or if not, has a totally different
> > side to his character that to date, has not come through on
> > his posts.
> >
> > I greatly enjoyed Fred Thomas' post on Friendship and it
> > triggered something I'd had in mind for some weeks. Namely,
> > that we
> > should actively encourage those who find English difficult
> > to submit questions in their own language or whatever
> > English they can muster. An individual or a group could then
> > help to answer the query - as many have already done. I have
> > had a number of favourable replies to that suggestion - with
> > one exception. This was from someone who is so biased that
> > it's clear he is totally intolerant of anyone who does not
> > share his absolute, arrogant, narrow-minded and bigoted
> > view. We have some in England like that as well, so this
> > isn't new. All I would say (and you know who you are if you
> > read this) is do the world a favour and stay in America -
> > and for the sake of your countrymen and women, choose a
> > desert. While co-existing with rattlesnakes and cacti, apply
> > yourself to the classics and learn the structure, spelling
> > and grammar that is the English language. This will
> > hopefully later enable you to write and spell - a skill
> > which so far as I could see is something that is totally
> > lacking in you. It grieves me that in this respect you and I
> > share a fairly common language - and also a love of the same
> > make of car.
> >
> > Rant mode off
> >
> > Jonmac
> >
> >
>
>
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