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From: Greg Procter on 22 Dec 2007 00:25 "Mr. Travel" wrote: > > Greg Procter wrote: > > > Craig Welch wrote: > > > >>Greg Procter <procter(a)ihug.co.nz> said: > >> > >> > >>>I never said what aircraft my daughter has flown. > >> > >>What aircraft has your daughter flown? > > > > > > I've already answered that question. > > Your last answer was that you never said what aircraft she flew. Exactly.
From: Greg Procter on 22 Dec 2007 00:31 "Mr. Travel" wrote: > > Greg Procter wrote: > > > Sarah Czepiel wrote: > > > >>On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:35:43 +1300, Greg Procter <procter(a)ihug.co.nz> > >>wrote: > >> > >>:>Sarah Czepiel wrote: > >>:>> > >>:>> On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:09:07 +1300, Greg Procter <procter(a)ihug.co.nz> > >>:>> wrote: > >>:>> > >>:>> :>Sarah Czepiel wrote: > >>:>> :>> > >>:>> :>> On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:35:50 -0800, "Mr. Travel" <mtravel(a)a.a> wrote: > >>:>> :>> > >>:>> :>> :>Sarah Czepiel wrote: > >>:>> :>> :> > >>:>> :>> :>> I prefer to think it speaks to the belief in fighting for what you > >>:>> :>> :>> believe in. How many in the Eagle Squadrons were part British, or > >>:>> :>> :>> part europeon? > >>:>> :>> :> > >>:>> :>> :>Well, although thousands volunteerd, only 244 Americans flew in the > >>:>> :>> :>Eagle Squadrons, according to a report I saw. However, I thought Eagle > >>:>> :>> :>Squadrons were the British RAF. The poem's author was in the RCAF. > >>:>> :>> > >>:>> :>> All volunteers who flew whether RAF or RCAF did so because they > >>:>> :>> believed they should be there fighting for what they believe. You're > >>:>> :>> giving a distinction without a difference. > >>:>> :> > >>:>> :> > >>:>> :>244 from 200 million (a guess at the US's population 1939) is an > >>:>> :>infinitesimal proportion of the US population! > >>:>> :>At the same time, 2,000 from 2 million NZers joined the RAF in 1939, and > >>:>> :>many many more joined the RNZAF thereafter. > >>:>> > >>:>> Wasn't NZ part of the British Commonwealth, Groggy? > >>:> > >>:>It still is. > >> > >>So you were fighting for King and country. We fought your King and > >>country for the right to tell you to stuff it. > > > > > > > > I know your sailors/whalers spread gonorrhoea amongst the Maori ship > > girls 1810-1830 but that hardly counts as war. > > I believe most of their diseases came from members of the Commonwealth. Ahh, the old "CIA world factbook" again! LOL.
From: Greg Procter on 22 Dec 2007 00:32 Jeff wrote: > > "Craig Welch" <craig(a)pacific.net.sg> wrote in message > news:5k7jm3p9oqljfhauogac946kt3mgg23bts(a)4ax.com... > > "Mr. Travel" <mtravel(a)a.a> said: > > > >>It is possible to be against a country without being in a war with them. > >> > >>For example, look at Iran and North Korea. > >>We aren't at war with them. > >>By your logic, that means we are their friend. > > > > The US is still at war with North Korea. > > > > Actually, there is no "war" between the U.S. and North Korea. This was a UN > action and the armastice (sp??) is between North and South Korea. No war between the US and North Korea? All those dead soldiers will be pleased to hear that!
From: Mr. Travel on 22 Dec 2007 02:34 Jeff wrote: > "Craig Welch" <craig(a)pacific.net.sg> wrote in message > news:5k7jm3p9oqljfhauogac946kt3mgg23bts(a)4ax.com... > >>"Mr. Travel" <mtravel(a)a.a> said: >> >> >>>It is possible to be against a country without being in a war with them. >>> >>>For example, look at Iran and North Korea. >>>We aren't at war with them. >>>By your logic, that means we are their friend. >> >>The US is still at war with North Korea. >> > > > Actually, there is no "war" between the U.S. and North Korea. This was a UN > action and the armastice (sp??) is between North and South Korea. As mentioned on M*A*S*H many times, it was a police action.
From: Mr. Travel on 22 Dec 2007 02:44
Greg Procter wrote: > "Mr. Travel" wrote: > >>Greg Procter wrote: >> >> >>>"Mr. Travel" wrote: >> >>>That's somewhat backwards logic, but at the time I was prescribed >>>antibiotics I had an infection. >>> >>>Quote: "> > I had an infection." >> >>Agreed. You said, "I had an infection." You also said, "I take >>prescribed drugs such as the antibiotics suggested by my dentist" >> >>"I take" is present tense. "I had" is past tense. >>So, with no infection now, you are still taking the drugs. > > > In that situation "I take" is a generalization covering my entire adult > life. > Is this Kiwi grammar? |