[NSP] Re: German word - and strictly speaking off topic

2007-04-25 Thread Christopher.Birch
According to German grammar, the 1. casus, Nominativ, undefined pluralis (any), is Bordune. 1. casus Nominativ defined pluralis (these) is Die Bordunen. Can you refer me to any authority you are quoting here? And what would the terminology be if you stuck to one language rather than a

[NSP] Re: German word

2007-04-25 Thread Christopher.Birch
K=F6rner An example of a cybermangled dieresis. c To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[NSP] Re: German word

2007-04-25 Thread Francis Wood
A fascinating dialogue. But I wonder whether this should move on to being a private correspondance only? Francis On 25 Apr 2007, at 09:33, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: K=F6rner An example of a cybermangled dieresis. c To get on or off this list see list information at

[NSP] Re: German word

2007-04-25 Thread Matt Seattle
There is an alternative in German: a curious onlooker, wondering which bits of the pipes did what, enquired whether the drones were the 'Auspuff', i.e. the exhaust (the part of a car N Americans call the silencer). To get on or off this list see list information at

[NSP] Re: German word - and strictly speaking off topic

2007-04-25 Thread chris . ormston
I thought it was an Irish drum :-( According to German grammar, the 1. casus, Nominativ, undefined pluralis (any), is Bordune. 1. casus Nominativ defined pluralis (these) is Die Bordunen. Can you refer me to any authority you are quoting here? And what would the terminology be if you stuck

[NSP] Back onto topic

2007-04-25 Thread Gibbons, John
We could try discussing piping again maybe? The time we tried that about a year ago, war nearly broke out though John -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[NSP] Re: Back onto topic

2007-04-25 Thread Chris Ormston
- Original Message - From: Anita Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: nsp nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 1:24 PM Subject: [NSP] Re: Back onto topic Gibbons, John wrote: We could try discussing piping again maybe? The time we tried that about a year ago, war nearly broke