José Dumoulin wrote:
I am in doubt about the spelling of polyglot. One t or 2 ? Maybe 2 for
American friends and 1 for English.
Britain and the United States : Two Nations Divided by the Same Language
(and different language ideologies)
******73 - José :-)
Wilde: We have really everything in common with America nowadays except,
of course, language
Shaw: England and America are two countries separated by the same language
Russell: It is a misfortune for Anglo-American friendship that the two
countries are supposed to have a common language
and never let it be said that Churchill would let plagiarism stand in
the way of using a pithy remark so I bet you were quoting Churchill.
Now that is a new one on me. A Frenchman quoting Winston Churchill!
Thank you Jose' for my funny of the day. I need to brag a little. I am
almost a polyglot. I speak a few words of Spanish, a few words of
English, two words of French and a whole dictionary full of Alabama and
that is twelve languages all by itself.
Bob
N4HY
--
AMSAT VP Engineering. Member: ARRL, AMSAT-DL, TAPR, Packrats,
NJQRP/AMQRP, QRP ARCI, QCWA, FRC. ARRL SDR Wrk Grp Chairman
Laziness is the number one inspiration for ingenuity. Guilty as charged!
