Re: [OT] Re: correct English usage
Am Donnerstag, 5. April 2012 schrieb Camaleón:
> On Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:55:47 +0200, Martin Steigerwald wrote:
> > Am Mittwoch, 4. April 2012 schrieb Camaleón:
> >> On Tue, 03 Apr 2012 23:20:10 +0200, Tony van der Hoff wrote:
> >> > On 03/04/12 19:21, Camaleón wrote:
> >> (...)
> >>
> >> >>> "Ulterior" is certainly not a synonym for "posterior",
> >> >>
> >> >> But it was, that's what I meant. It's not a term I would neither
> >> >> use in my own language but it is still perfectly correct.
> >> >
> >> > Maybe, but you wouldn't pass for a native speaker, and that's what
> >> > this is all about, isn't it? If I'm wrong about that, then all
> >> > bets are off; use whatever word takes your fancy!
> >>
> >> (...)
> >>
> >> Well, I somehow disagree with that.
> >
> > I am certainly tempted to make a screenshot of the view of this
> > thread here in KMail, upload it somewhere and put a link here.
>
> No need for all that work. You can get the big picture here:
>
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2012/04/threads.html#00193
Thats only a subthread of the complete thread.
> > I might try whether KMail handles ignoring this thread. It sometimes
> > seems to work at other times mails in the thread are still marked as
> > new.
>
> This thread was (properly) tagged as "OT" and thus can be easily
> ignored/ filtered/avoided by anyone. Move on.
And I may perfectly express my astonishment about the size and the amount
of off topic content in that thread.
I think it is important to have a balance.
I did not force you in any way to stop it, I just wanted to raise
awareness on what you are doing here.
And everyone still gets each mail.
I also replied to the thread OTOH. But I think its good to settle it now /
soon.
Happy easter,,
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