> > ---------- Missatge reenviat ---------- > From: "Richard (MQ)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: linux-dvb@linuxtv.org > Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2007 08:00:47 +0100 > Subject: Re: [linux-dvb] linux-dvb Digest, Vol 33, Issue 9 > Eduard Huguet wrote: > >> 2. Re: DiB0700 firmware problems (Darren Salt) > ... > >>> because the system hanged very often when I used the TV remote (and > when > >> I > >>> say "hanged" I mean "hanged": > >> That'd be remote control as executioner, then... ;-) > >> > >> (Hint: you mean "hung".) > >> > >> [snip] > ... > > > > LOL. It results obvious that English is not my mother language... > > > Don't be too upset - plenty of native English people get this one wrong > too - especially since we abandoned that particular barbaric practice > last century, this usage of the word is now becoming archaic. > > How other nationalities cope with the ridiculous irregularities of the > English language always amazes me, but not as much as our laziness as a > nation in not bothering even to try to learn other people's. I suspect > that if North America hadn't generally adopted a fork of English the > boot might be on the other foot by now. But their variant(s) contain > plenty of their own traps for the unwary. > > Getting a bit OT here... > > -- > Cheers > Richard (MQ) >
A "fork" of english... LOL: That's TOO geeky.... XD XD Cheers Eduard
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