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Re: dumb laws
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Thu, 16 Sep 1999 08:50:13 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <37DFB2DC.1CEDBB10@voyager.net>...
> Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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> We don't do that level of picking here, I at least, only pick on grammar
> or spelling of posts when I think it makes a good pun or funny, never to
> maliciously correct or hurt(or at least I hope not! someone flame me if
> you think differently (2) ).
No, no..No offense taken..:-) I know my level well (1)
And actually it may be very much fun sometimes. especially when performed by
native English speakers. At least, I remember two other versions of "Todd"
written by very himself...:-D (2)
Selçuk
(1) It's the hardest thing, being aware of the small differences between
similar words. Our language has almost 1/5 of the word count in English and
we have not so many different words for similar situations, only
differentiated by nuance.
(2) Tood (in RTL) and Tdd..(in Lugnet) :-)
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| (...) Forgot a footnote... put it .........HERE ^^^^^ 1 - E2Ler is from IBMTEXT NITPICK jargon and means "English as a 2nd Language"er or "a person who is not a native english speaker, and therefore to be forgiven the odd lapse..." NITPICK was a (...) (25 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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