Re: Language Lesson

2005-01-15 Thread Andreas Vox
Andre Poenitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I wrote: > > What, *any* of those? Doesn't your orthography comittee tell you which > > one is the right one? Ours would. > > Not really. The would try. Then we'd have 17 different attempts to > pass a law (one per state + a federal one), than we'd ask

Re: Language Lesson

2005-01-15 Thread Andre Poenitz
On Wed, Jan 12, 2005 at 02:11:46PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Wed, 12 Jan 2005, Lars Gullik Bjønnes wrote: > > > Andreas Vox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > | Maybe a typo for "Okay, do key" ? Can you say "do key" instead of "press > > key" ? > > > > Why would you "do Key"? What

Re: Language Lesson

2005-01-15 Thread Andre Poenitz
On Wed, Jan 12, 2005 at 01:42:36PM +, Angus Leeming wrote: > It is widely rumoured that the the English got rid of sex sometime in the > Middle Ages. It just makes things too difficult. It is also widely > rumoured that the Victorians tried to extend this removal from the > lamguage to everyday

Re: Language Lesson

2005-01-15 Thread Andre Poenitz
On Wed, Jan 12, 2005 at 03:45:00AM +, Andreas Vox wrote: > John Weiss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > < > < On Sat, Jan 01, 2005 at 01:38:07PM +, Angus Leeming wrote: > < > Ok, dokey. > < > < Lanuage Lesson for all international colleagues: Hear here. ;-) > < The correct phrase > < is

Re: Language Lesson

2005-01-14 Thread John Weiss
On Thu, Jan 13, 2005 at 09:18:50AM +0200, Martin Vermeer wrote: > On Wed, 2005-01-12 at 05:45, Andreas Vox wrote: > > What, *any* of those? Doesn't your orthography comittee tell you which > > one is the right one? Ours would. > > And then you would proceed ignoring them and go on writing it the

Re: Language Lesson

2005-01-14 Thread Lars Gullik Bjønnes
John Weiss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | On Wed, Jan 12, 2005 at 11:35:51AM +0100, Lars Gullik Bjønnes wrote: >> Angus Leeming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> | While we're at it, however, what's a "lanuage"? >> >> that is the lesson you just received. > | Methinks Angus refers to the missing

Re: Language Lesson

2005-01-13 Thread John Weiss
On Wed, Jan 12, 2005 at 02:11:46PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Wed, 12 Jan 2005, Lars Gullik Bjønnes wrote: > > > Andreas Vox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > | Maybe a typo for "Okay, do key" ? Can you say "do key" instead of "press > > key" ? > > > > Why would you "do Key"? What

Re: Language Lesson

2005-01-13 Thread John Weiss
On Wed, Jan 12, 2005 at 03:45:00AM +, Andreas Vox wrote: > > What, *any* of those? Doesn't your orthography comittee tell you which > one is the right one? Ours would. Yeah, but no one pays any attention to them. :) Besides, that's an informal enough phrase, anyhow, so as not to have nor ne

Re: Language Lesson

2005-01-13 Thread John Weiss
On Wed, Jan 12, 2005 at 11:35:51AM +0100, Lars Gullik Bjønnes wrote: > Angus Leeming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > | While we're at it, however, what's a "lanuage"? > > that is the lesson you just received. Methinks Angus refers to the missing 'g' in "language" in one of sentences. I blame it

Re: Language Lesson

2005-01-13 Thread Andreas Vox
Martin Vermeer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > What, *any* of those? Doesn't your orthography comittee tell you which > > one is the right one? Ours would. > > And then you would proceed ignoring them and go on writing it the way > you always have written it... Oh no, definitely not! 1. If you

Re: Language Lesson

2005-01-12 Thread Martin Vermeer
On Wed, 2005-01-12 at 05:45, Andreas Vox wrote: > John Weiss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: ... > < Or, if you prefer: "Okee dokee" > < "Okey-dokey" > < "Okee-dokee" > < "Okie dokie" > < "Okie-dokie" > > What, *any* of

Re: Language Lesson

2005-01-12 Thread Lars Gullik Bjønnes
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: | On Wed, 12 Jan 2005, Lars Gullik Bjønnes wrote: >> Why would you "do Key"? What wrong has Key ever done to you? > | Maybe Key is of the opposite sex? The you should at least ask Key for permission. -- Lgb

Re: Language Lesson

2005-01-12 Thread Angus Leeming
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> | Maybe a typo for "Okay, do key" ? Can you say "do key" instead of >> | "press key" ? >> >> Why would you "do Key"? What wrong has Key ever done to you? > > Maybe Key is of the opposite sex? It is widely rumoured that the the English got rid of sex sometime in the M

Re: Language Lesson

2005-01-12 Thread chr
On Wed, 12 Jan 2005, Lars Gullik Bjønnes wrote: > Andreas Vox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > | Maybe a typo for "Okay, do key" ? Can you say "do key" instead of "press > key" ? > > Why would you "do Key"? What wrong has Key ever done to you? Maybe Key is of the opposite sex? /C -- Christi

Re: Language Lesson

2005-01-12 Thread Lars Gullik Bjønnes
Angus Leeming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | While we're at it, however, what's a "lanuage"? that is the lesson you just received. -- Lgb

Re: Language Lesson

2005-01-12 Thread Angus Leeming
John Weiss wrote: > On Sat, Jan 01, 2005 at 01:38:07PM +, Angus Leeming wrote: >> Ok, dokey. > > Lanuage Lesson for all international colleagues: The correct phrase > is, "Okey dokey". > > Or, if you prefer: "Okee dokee" > "Okey-dokey" > "Okee-dokee"

Re: Language Lesson

2005-01-12 Thread Lars Gullik Bjønnes
Andreas Vox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | Maybe a typo for "Okay, do key" ? Can you say "do key" instead of "press key" ? Why would you "do Key"? What wrong has Key ever done to you? -- Lgb

Re: Language Lesson

2005-01-11 Thread Andreas Vox
John Weiss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: < < On Sat, Jan 01, 2005 at 01:38:07PM +, Angus Leeming wrote: < > Ok, dokey. < < Lanuage Lesson for all international colleagues: The correct phrase < is, "Okey dokey". < < Or, if you prefer: "Okee dokee" < "Okey-dokey" <

Language Lesson

2005-01-11 Thread John Weiss
On Sat, Jan 01, 2005 at 01:38:07PM +, Angus Leeming wrote: > Ok, dokey. Lanuage Lesson for all international colleagues: The correct phrase is, "Okey dokey". Or, if you prefer: "Okee dokee" "Okey-dokey" "Okee-dokee" "Okie dokie"