...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of David Knell
Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 9:41 AM
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Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] Capitalisation in English writing from
Indiansubcontinent
On Thu, 2009-10-08 at 03:55 -0400, Alex Balashov wrote:
[an interesting note about capitalisation
On Thu, 8 Oct 2009, Michelle Dupuis wrote:
In Canada proper grammar requires adding Eh to the end of all questions,
and replacing ou with oo (e.g.: how aboot that hockey game last
night). It's still English, and it's not wrong either.
WhileHow aboot that hockey game last night, eh? is
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[mailto:asterisk-biz-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of David Knell
Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 9:41 AM
To: Asterisk Business List
Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] Capitalisation in English writing from
Indiansubcontinent
On Thu, 2009-10-08 at 03:55
] Capitalisation in English writing from
Indiansubcontinent
On Thu, 2009-10-08 at 03:55 -0400, Alex Balashov wrote:
[an interesting note about capitalisation]
I'm English, but I spend a fair amount of time in the US. A recent note
from a US government department granted me Permission
On Thu, 8 Oct 2009, SIP wrote:
Canadian eh? is an interesting affectation. It's sort of like tacking
on 'you know' to the end of sentences. It can at the same time be both
seeking confirmation and simply giving affirmation in a slightly less
'strong' tone. Much like the Japanese 'ne' is used
Wildly off-topic for Asterisk-biz:
In the north-west of Ireland where I grew up, especially the city of
Londonderry/Derry, there's a similar habit to add hi to the end of
sentences. A common greeting is How's about ye, hi?, pronounced
hsboucheeyhiy, which is of course completely
Peter Beckman wrote:
What have we done to our languages? Our ancestors are rolling in their
graves, unable to prevent us from such linguistic destruction.
Actually, I suspect that language is becoming more
standardised/standardized[1] over time due to global business and global
media,
] On Behalf Of SIP
Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 10:33 AM
To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion
Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] Capitalisation in English writing from
Indiansubcontinent
Canadian eh? is an interesting affectation. It's sort of like tacking
on 'you know' to the end
Brien Hamrick wrote:
Harkening back to the original query. In print most titles/headers have the
first letter of each word capitalized. In a memo, someone might consider
that a title or might just be acting self important.
Sure, but as Peter Beckman pointed out, these schemes in print appear
