like I said its not what you think, its a common language to negate a statement with a not on the end in several languages. its continental...
JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -----Original Message----- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Celio Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 1:08 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Whats with recent Pentax Camera names? > NOT isnt from 1993, its a common language thingy dating back centuries > in some languages. German uses it for sure, (nicht), thats where I > learned it in the 1970's. Im sure other languages do too, it's English > usage was trendy for a while but the purpose hasnt changed, its a > just a negation to a statment. I am referring to the practice of sarcastically agreeing with someone's statement and then taking it back with a loud, extra-sarcastic "NOT!" It was very popular in the mid-nineties, when I was a teen, and I have yet to hear of it being used quite as extensively during any other time period. I do not mean to imply that my generation is proud of that little catch-phrase (if it can be called that), but rather that your usage of it makes you appear quite juvenile. John -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/calemp http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
