Re: 3Com 3c982-TXM
On Sat, Jan 20, 2001 at 02:01:56AM +0100, Jason Quigley wrote:
>
> On Friday, January 19, 2001, at 04:16 PM, David Bishop wrote:
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> > > Since when is ausruesten an an English word.
> >
> > Correction: Since when is ausruesten *an* English word *?* Correcting one
> > mistake with two of your own is actually pretty funny. :-)
> >
>
> Ha ha!! No worries though - I've chopped off the two fingers that
> typed the extra bit and stabbed my left eye as punishment for not
> seeing the lack of a question mark! ;-)
>
> Anyway, my point was that anybody can make mistakes (as I very aptly
> demonstrated) and I think it takes a real arse to criticise somebody
> for making en error with what is obviously not their first language.
Indeed, and I venture that was what Martin's point was as well. Yet you
flamed him.
> The original poster was obviously trying to put across the idea that
> the list is an English speaking one and that German words wouldn't
> generally be understood by the majority of lurkers and posters here.
No, the 'original poster', Christian, said to post in 'proper english'.
Martin's point was that Christian's own post wasn't 'proper', and
therefore hypocritical.... yet you flamed -Martin- and even classified
him based on his nationality?
> I am now living in Spain and if everybody here was as short-sighted
> as that, it would make life here very tough going.
>
> So, wake up little islanders, there's a world full of other people
> out there (otherwise known to some as "bloody foreigners")!
At least not many of what you call "English xenophobes". eh?
Why is the nationality of a poster important.... -YOU-, Jason, are the
one calling people names based on their nationality. Is that just a
quantification of your feelings toward those "bloody foreigners"?
Perhaps you should listen to your own rants instead of flaming people
based on your own ethnic biases.
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