Date:         Fri, 25 Apr 2003 10:41:17 -0700
Reply-To:     fortinoj@SPEAKEASY.NET
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Joseph Fortino <fortinoj@SPEAKEASY.NET>
Subject:      Re: The King's English
Comments: To: Courtney Hook <chook@NISA.NET>
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wow i must be part Canadian eh? i use ,,,, up the yang
and run on and on about sentences, and try and use other
words i can not spell.. ;)

i want to take off to the great white north eh, beauty way
to go.

peace,
Joe,,,,,

On 25 Apr 2003, Courtney Hook wrote:

> Actually, I speak Canadian English, which is
> distantly related to the Queen s English. We
> tend to add an "A" to the end of sentences,
> pick and choose which spellings we'll use
> today, such as color or colour, and generally
> throw in far too many commas to create run on
> sentences eh?? :-) I slight smattering of
> French slang is the Grand Finale!!! Regards,
> Courtney
>
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> -------Original Message-------
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> From: Bill Peer Date: Friday, April 25, 2003
> 09:16:35 To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: The King's English
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> A Friday note-- I'm a 68 year old "lurker" who
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> fifties. I have never deleted a message due to
> grammatical structure. Some of you folks are
> language proficient and some are not but in
> either case I understand the points made. I've
> owned eleven air-cooled VW's over the years
> and loved them all in one way or another. Some
> of the finest mechanics I've ever employed
> "butchered" the language but produced
> marvelous repairs in a timely fashion at a
> reasonable price. I've employed "mechanics"
> who had perfected English but were sloppy in
> mechanical results. I've also dealt with folks
> who were skilled in both areas. I tend to look
> at results rather than "fluff". My manual
> dexterity has always been deficient although I
> can intellectually understand the repair
> process. Hence, I pay for what I can't do
> well. This revelation didn't come easy---my
> ego got in the way early on. I thoroughly
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> Happy trails, Bill
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