Re: [ql-users] Happy celebrations

2002-12-21 Thread Bill Waugh
- Original Message - From: James Hunkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 7:04 AM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Happy celebrations What is really embarrassing is when someone from England reminds us in the States just how bad our English is! jim

Re: [ql-users] QPC hard drives size

2002-12-21 Thread Bill Waugh
- Original Message - From: Phoebus Dokos [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 8:37 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] QPC hard drives size Ôçí 20/12/2002 2:45:02 ìì, ï/ç Malcolm Cadman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ýãñáøå: In article

Re: [ql-users] QPC hard drives size

2002-12-21 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Dilwyn always underestimates what a truly gifted QL programmer he is. Huh, you should see some of the disasters,mate! All I can say is, if you like Q-Trans, wait until you see Launchpad. We're all waiting...of, drat, I'm writing it... It comes with a free additional game called decimal

Re: [ql-users] QPC hard drives size

2002-12-21 Thread Dilwyn Jones
There is a screenshot on one of the last 3 QLTs (I forget which one now)... it's easy to pass it over but pay attention and you will be amazed... Volume 7 Issue 3 contained that shameless bit of self-publicity. With apologies to Jim, but I am always in favour of doing things in the simplest

Re: [ql-users] Happy celebrations

2002-12-21 Thread Dilwyn Jones
and here in UK the better English is spoken by some of the Scots and the better English orators comes mostly from the Welsh. Seasonal greetings to all - Bill I notice no mention of Geordie, Bill -- Dilwyn Jones

Re: [ql-users] Happy celebrations

2002-12-21 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Sinclair QL ES wrote: To all the group of QL, all the best for these celebrations and a new year 2003. Although my escritua in English is not very good, I have learned much this year having read the messages of this list, reason why very I am thanked for all you. Sincerely

Re: [ql-users] Happy celebrations

2002-12-21 Thread Geoff Wicks
- Original Message - From: James Hunkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ql-users] Happy celebrations What is really embarrassing is when someone from England reminds us in the States just how bad our English is! I hate to say this, but many language experts believe USA English is

Re: [ql-users] QPC hard drives size

2002-12-21 Thread Phoebus Dokos
Ôçí 21/12/2002 12:54:31 ìì, ï/ç Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ýãñáøå: There is a screenshot on one of the last 3 QLTs (I forget which one now)... it's easy to pass it over but pay attention and you will be amazed... Volume 7 Issue 3 contained that shameless bit of self-publicity. With

Re: [ql-users] Happy celebrations

2002-12-21 Thread Bill Waugh
- Original Message - From: Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 6:09 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Happy celebrations and here in UK the better English is spoken by some of the Scots and the better English orators comes mostly from

Re: [ql-users] Happy celebrations

2002-12-21 Thread Tony Firshman
On Sat, 21 Dec 2002 at 13:27:46, Geoff Wicks wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) - Original Message - From: James Hunkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ql-users] Happy celebrations What is really embarrassing is when someone from England reminds us in the States just how bad our

Re: [ql-users] Happy celebrations

2002-12-21 Thread Tony Firshman
On Sat, 21 Dec 2002 at 18:00:36, Dilwyn Jones wrote: (ref: 003801c2a91c$b27844c0$6024ff3e@blackpc) Actually, I'm constantly amased (as editor of a QL magazine) by the ^ I am 'amazed' by our misspellings too (8-)# number of people who apologise for their English and

Re: [ql-users] Happy celebrations

2002-12-21 Thread James Hunkins
Well, I was trying to 'adjust' the image of being an American and be humble for once. But now that you mention it, while the English did a great job of starting the language, we have done an awesome job in just a couple of hundred years of fixing and perfecting it. :) [ obviously not being