

| Subject: | Re: The King's English |
| From: | Joseph Fortino |
| Date: | Fri, 25 Apr 2003 10:41:17 -0700 |
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 > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Bill Peer Date: Friday, April 25, 2003 > 09:16:35 To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: The King's English > > A Friday note-- I'm a 68 year old "lurker" who > lurks because of a devotion to VW's since the > 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 > enjoy this list with my morning coffee----This > is my first stop on my daily internet travels. > Happy trails, Bill > > > > > > > > > MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 > months FREE*
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