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Skriven 2011-06-01 17:31:42 av Stewart Arnett (3:772/100)
  Kommentar till text 19521 av Stewart Arnett (3:772/100)
Ärende: Sense and sensibility
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Hello Stewart.

30 May 11 17:11, I wrote to Roy Witt:
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 SA> Hello Roy.

 SA> 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
 BF>>>> that 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
 RW>> your version of English isn't exactly kosher with the rest of the
 RW>> world's version. Yeah, I know. NZers speak your version, but the
 RW>> people of the formerly British ruled Hong Kong - Shanghi, speak
 RW>> English as if they learned it in Atlanta, Georgia - USA...

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

 SA> And Educated at the Norwich School the Close Tombland, the same school
 SA> entertained Lord Nelson as one of it's junior pupils, well before
 SA> myself ;)

 SA> Stewart

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

 SA> -+- GoldED/2 3.0.1
 SA>  + Origin: The RockBBS Auckland NZ 64-9-5799604 (3:772/100)

Stewart

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