For the record, apparently my sarcasm re: the language of the Bible was
completely missed. I *know* what languages the Bible was written in
(Aramaic, Hebrew, Greek) and my point was that English is not the only
language, nor is it the most important language the world has known.
On Thu, 14 Dec 2000, Ken Burcham wrote:
> Oh dear,
>
> certainly off-topic, but your example is as foolish as your logic. :)
> The Old Testament of the Bible was originally written in Hebrew (mostly) and
> the New Testament in classical greek (koine). Sheesh. As I meet and
> interact with people outside the US, I'm always impressed that they know
> more languages than me in the first place, and usually are better versed in
> world affairs, second. Careful with your heart, friend! :)
>
> ken.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Joseph B. Ottinger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 6:03 AM
> > To: Orion-Interest
> > Subject: Re: to boldly go where no man has gone before
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 14 Dec 2000, Juan Lorandi (Chile) wrote:
> >
> > > <flamebait>
> > > I've been reading all those neat messages about lack of
> > english proficcency
> > > and I'd like to point out that more than half
> > > the members of Orion-Interest's native language isn't
> > english... After all,
> > > orion itself is swedish...
> > >
> > > And being non-english, I really dislike any discriminating
> > comments... It's
> > > a wide world and we all have to be tolerant...
> > > </flamebait>
> >
> > Personally, I think all you non-US people need to get with
> > the program and
> > immigrate. Everyone - and I mean EVERYONE - knows that
> > English is the best
> > language out there. That's why, for example, the Bible was written in
> > English.
> >
> > <offtopic>Yes, I know, I'm getting sarcastic. But still!
> > There's a fine
> > point here - we could all use a lot less Instant Reaction and
> > leave such
> > concepts to our servers.
> > </offtopic>
> >
> > -----------------------------------------------------------
> > Joseph B. Ottinger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > http://epesh.com/ IT Consultant
> >
> >
>
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Joseph B. Ottinger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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