Hi Edward Can I suggest "significantly" instead of "entirely"? But surely, Mario meant exactly what he intended in his precise and impeccable English and not what you think he should have said Edward! However, I am not sure we got much of an answer to the above subject line.
And now, re a previous post of yours, the Goans in Swindon, do what any other immigrants do. Stay as close to work as possible to cut down on high commuting costs in the UK and also to allow them to work longer hours by way of overtime etc instead of spending time and money on travelling to more salubrious areas. A potential BNP or any other fascist group is also less likely to have a go at a tight-knit ethnic community and I don't think the non Goan Indian communities were unduly constrained in Slough because of a significant lack of English. Most spoke two or more languages including a smattering of English --but you may have better evidence on this than I have. And further to your query, I think and hope that the Swindon Goans will not unduly spill their blood fighting any itinerant fascists but will give it to needy blood banks instead. Of note too is that, living and working in Swindon is their choice irrespective of what anyone else may think of this choice vis a vis Goa. Put simply, if we were in their shoes, we would do exactly what they are doing. Incidentally at the Goan Association sports day where budding Olympians for 2012 were doing their stuff (25/8/08), I met a Goan bloke who had been in the UK via a Portuguese passport for just two days. He was staying with a friend but would find it impossible to continue in London independently, at least initially, because of the incredibly high rents. He was, however clear that he would try to get a mortgage as soon as possible so as to build capital and not "waste money to a landlord on rent". He definitely had Swindon in mind to maximise his earnings and where work of all kinds is still plentiful--notwithstanding the current financial crunch. Cornel --- edward desilva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I understand the word entirely, so does Venatius. > It is who who does not see the broader picture > attached to the word entirely. > As usual keep 'harping on' at a dead end of an > argument with the figment of your imagination based > on a single word.