Text 19524, 61 rader
Skriven 2011-05-30 17:37:10 av Stewart Arnett (3:772/100)
  Kommentar till text 19511 av Roy Witt (1:387/22)
Ärende: Sense and sensibility
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Hello Roy.

29 May 11 15:20, you wrote to me:

 RW> 29 May 11 11:44, Stewart Arnett wrote to Björn Felten:

 SA>>>>> ...wrote above is perfectly correct and a viable statement of
 SA>>>>> fact, no sensible dictator would invest or deposit his
 SA>>>>> illgotten gains in Fort Knox...

 RB>>>> That is naturally true, but not what Bjorn wrote.

 BF>>>    Poor Stewart who hasn't got the same reading skills as you.
 BF>>> Fortunately it seems like you and Ross were the only persons
 BF>>> here who didn't understand the significance of Fort Knox in that
 BF>>> context.

 SA>> Thank you for your comment above I understand your meaning but
 SA>> don't write I have a lower level of reading skill than Robert, I
 SA>> am far more able to wread the written English than he is able it
 SA>> is my first language.;)

 RW> LOL! Being your first language doesn't make you any better than
 RW> Robert, whose first language is also English. Not to mention that your
 RW> version of English isn't exactly kosher with the rest of the world's
 RW> version. Yeah, I know. NZers speak your version, but the people of
 RW> the formerly British ruled Hong Kong - Shanghi, speak English as if
 RW> they learned it in Atlanta, Georgia - USA...

Hhhrrmpht... Excuse me sir, But I will have you know I am English and not a
Ruddy Kiwi! Born 24th July 1949 at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital in Norwich,
UK

And Educated at the Norwich School the Close Tombland, the same school
entertained Lord Nelson as one of it's junior pupils, well before myself ;)
I think I have in the past suffered under what must have been the same cane he
may well have experienced for his trangressions. ;( (if he had any that is)

Besides, Robert's first language is not English, it is a separate language
called "American English," I have a translation Dictionary in the library
American -> English dictionary, I say that TIC but it is actually true. I will
see if I can find it again and discover the printer and whom the compiler is.

Stewart

Ps, Hong Kong Chinese speak English with a Hong Kong accent (dialec) all of
their own, I've never been wrong in telling a Chinaman he comes from Hong Kong
since I left the place in 1973, same as I can recognise a person from Yanbian
when they open their mouth to talk in The hangulmal. Ask around in the Chinese
and Korean restaurants and listen you will find out I am correct HK Chinese
have their own dialect when a bunch of them are together you will hear the
diference it is not highly distinctive but it is there. Most Koreans speak
'merican English, as most of the english teachers there studied with the
Americans or in America other than the dozen or so I have taught 'proper'
English to. Many are coming here to study English now as we are far less costly
compared to your schools and the education is as good if not better. The
country is friendlier and safer for them and they can go camping and out in the
bush with no fear of nasties other than the South Island sand flies.

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