RE: Re: A pun - will this work?

2001-09-26 Thread Ayers, Mike 


> From: Kenneth Whistler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
> Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 11:34 AM

> > Actually, if he's half Jamaican, I think you have to 
> say "Go mon",
> > which is also the Japanese for 50,000, yes?
> 
> No, actually, it is Japanese for "5th question", although
> that seems to be only your first question. goman is Japanese for 
> 50,000.

Hmmm - this illustrates an interesting problem in linguistics.  I
was using English semantics for the letters "a" and "o", whereas Ken was
using Romaji semantics.  Maybe I should have written it in IPA - except I
don't know IPA.


Such is life,

/|/|ike

RE: Re: A pun - will this work?

2001-09-26 Thread Kenneth Whistler 

Mike,

> > 差出人: Kenneth Whistler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
> > >
> > >Go man!
> > >
> 
>   Actually, if he's half Jamaican, I think you have to say "Go mon",
> which is also the Japanese for 50,000, yes?

No, actually, it is Japanese for "5th question", although
that seems to be only your first question. goman is Japanese for 
50,000.

But at this point, what I think you two fellers, and perhaps
the Jamaican, too, should say to the list is gomen, for
continuing this farce. 

--Ken


> 
> /|/|ike

RE: Re: A pun - will this work?

2001-09-26 Thread Ayers, Mike 

> 差出人: Kenneth Whistler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
> 日時: 01/09/26 2:23

> >
> >Go man!
> >

Actually, if he's half Jamaican, I think you have to say "Go mon",
which is also the Japanese for 50,000, yes?


/|/|ike