From: Bill Bonde {Colourless green ideas don't sleep furiously) on


Donna Evleth wrote:
>
> > From: "Bill Bonde {Colourless green ideas don't sleep furiously)"
> > <
> > Donna Evleth wrote:
> >>

> >>>> My French is not perfect, I have an accent because I was 30 years old when
> >>>> I
> >>>> learned the language, and at that age, you just don't lose the accent. Do
> >>>> I
> >>>> get grief? NO. In fact, I have had people tell me my accent is charming.
> >>>> You are not correct, Bill, so do try to get past the stereotype you have in
> >>>> your head. But then again, I'm not sure you can. You love it too much.
> >>>>
> >>> I pointed to attacks on me if I were to write here in French as a
> >>> perfect example. The fact that you are perfect enough to pass the
> >>> Frenchy tests proves nothing in regards to others who aren't so
> >>> great.
> >>
> >> But you don't write here in French, so what's your point?
> >>
> > I'm saying, if I were to write in French here. See, that's the
> > point.
>
> But since very few of us here ever write in French, or if they do, not more
> than a word or two, there is no point to see.
>
I think that Earl regularly writes here in French and certainly
posts articles here in French. Since he doesn't attribute some of
the things that he posts but doesn't write, it's sometimes hard to
tell which is which. But the point was that I was told to post in
French so that I could be attacked for my supposedly poor French
language capabilities. That seems to substantiate the claimed
"stereotype" that the French don't easily accept French usage from
those not well schooled in it.


--
"Gonna take a sedimental journey", what Old Man River actually
said.
From: Earl Evleth on
On 20/01/10 17:54, in article jdudnVJNNeehqMrWnZ2dnUVZ7s9i4p2d(a)giganews.com,
"John Rennie" <john-rennie(a)talktalk.net> wrote:

> *plonk*

The internet has some weird people, John. A fair number of toxics.

From: Earl Evleth on
On 24/01/10 5:30, in article q2jnl5d07ldv7g06qpeva7r5hlc60nfvot(a)4ax.com,
"Planet Visitor II" <nappy(a)earthlink.net> wrote:

> Pardon me??? They "often" do?? When do they not have a right
> to resist?


Always.

From: Earl Evleth on
On 26/01/10 6:39, in article 6vvsl5lb2p9rbe0i55uvm99nhl3jr0b69n(a)4ax.com,
"Planet Visitor II" <nappy(a)earthlink.net> wrote:

> They "always do not have a right to resist"???


Twisted PV logic. You have the right to resist,
but exercise is wisely and not foolishly. The
last word is added for you.

From: Earl Evleth on
On 27/01/10 6:28, in article 3njvl5h67iqqrhkjd3al8htrc42pj3tb1l(a)4ax.com,
"Planet Visitor II" <nappy(a)earthlink.net> wrote:

> Yet it so aptly describes your lack of communication skills. I'm
> afraid you've earned a failing grade in this course, Earl.

I am not registered in any course. I don't need to be.