Yes please On 26/6/06 3:03 PM, "kobayb at juno.com" <kobayb at juno.com> wrote: > Ladies and Gentlemen, offlist please. Thanks. > > On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 11:22:00 -0700 Ronald Steinke <ronsteinke at mac.com> > writes: >> On 26 June, 2006, at 5:12:24, alexandre wrote: >> >>> have you ever heard of the concept of "english as a foreign >>> language" where spelling mistakes are NOT due to laziness or lack >> >>> of instruction (at least not in the sense in which you mean it )? >> >> I beg your pardon, but, when you speak in a language that is not >> your >> native tongue do you try to use proper pronunciation? When you write >> >> in another language, do you also try to use the proper spelling and >> >> punctuation? If you fail to try speaking and writing correctly, >> aren't you just being disrespectful to the people you are >> communicating with? >> >> When I speak Spanish or German, which are not my native languages, I >> >> try my best to use the PROPER words and conjugations to make sure >> that the people I am speaking to do not misunderstand what I am >> saying. When I write in Spanish or German, I try my best to do the >> >> same. Where is there any difference in my expecting others to make >> >> that same effort to communicate properly with me and other people >> who >> speak my native language? >> >> No, I do not like ignorance or laziness and do not believe that it >> is >> proper for others to have to accept those behaviors either. It is >> another symptom of our society's degeneration of manners and >> consideration when people have to accept disrespect because of poor >> >> excuses like yours. >> >> Your response reminds me of the noise problem currently in vogue in >> >> California. If you have a stereo in your car, you have to play it so >> >> loud that you cannot hear the siren of an emergency vehicle behind >> >> you. You also have to install additional speakers and play your >> noise so loud that it disturbs other motorists nearby. It has to be >> >> so loud that the sonic vibrations can be felt at least 50 feet >> away. >> >> This behavior makes you "Cool" because it shows that you are only >> thinking of yourself and to hell with the rest of the world because >> >> you want to do what you want to do. If anyone tries to tell you that >> >> you are making too much noise, you just "flip them off" and continue >> >> your disrespectful behavior. >> >> Thank you for perpetrating disrespect, ignorance, and laziness. >> >> End of rant. My apologies to the rest of the list for going so far >> >> off subject._______________________________________________ >> X4U mailing list >> X4U at listserver.themacintoshguy.com >> http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/x4u >> >> Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random >> stuff: >> http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984 >> >> > _______________________________________________ > X4U mailing list > X4U at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/x4u > > Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random stuff: > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984