From: banders@ECD.Rockwell.COM (Bartlee A. Anderson) Subject: Re: Tape & Floppy 26 Nov 1997 13:22:59 -0800 Message-ID: <347B789E.E05.cygnus.gnu-win32@switch.rockwell.com> References: <6iQsmqCppfB@mike.franken.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: cgf@bbc.com Cc: gnu-win32@cygnus.com I'll attempt to sort this out.... I may be wrong, but that has never stopped me before. Chris, I think you are inferring that 1*** as indicated means "Never excuse the use of bad English" Where I take it to mean "You don't need to appologize for what you perceive as bad English" I agree with Chris and don't wish to criticize _anyone_, simply agree and enlighten. my 2 drakmas ;) If I misunderstand your understanding, please correct me. The only thing I hate worse than not being right, is being left(behind). ;) Chris Faylor wrote: > > In article , > Alex wrote: > >On 23 Nov 1997, Michael Hirmke wrote: > > > >> >That's exactly what I would like to do - unfortunately my C is even worse > >> >than my English. > >> 1*** > >> Never excuse for using bad English :) > > > >Yeah, but the worst english is typed/spoken by those who speak it as a > >native language. ;-) > > I am always awed and humbled by the number of people who communicate here > for whom English is not their native language. I speak exactly one language > and that's nothing to be proud of. > > How could you possibly *not* excuse an honest attempt to communicate? > -- > http://www.bbc.com/ cgf@bbc.com "Strange how unreal > VMS=>UNIX Solutions Boston Business Computing the real can be." > - > For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to > "gnu-win32-request@cygnus.com" with one line of text: "help". -- Bartlee A. Anderson System Test (Interfaces-Tools-Automation-ISDN) Rockwell International Electronic Commerce Division 300 Bauman Ct. banders@ecd.rockwell.com MS 933-605 Opinions my own, not Rockwell's VOICE (630) 227-8975 Wood Dale, IL 60191 FAX (630) 227-9771 - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request@cygnus.com" with one line of text: "help".