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From: Simon Brunning on 10 Jun 2010 03:37 On 10 June 2010 08:19, Shashwat Anand <anand.shashwat(a)gmail.com> wrote: > And please stop using 'sir' for heaven's sake. Not least because list list isn't male only. -- Cheers, Simon B.
From: Andreas Waldenburger on 10 Jun 2010 04:27 On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:37:21 +0100 Simon Brunning <simon(a)brunningonline.net> wrote: > On 10 June 2010 08:19, Shashwat Anand <anand.shashwat(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > And please stop using 'sir' for heaven's sake. > > Not least because list list isn't male only. > Not that I know a lot about Indian English, but I think the Indian mind tends to use "Sir" as a general respectful address. Or such. /W -- INVALID? DE!
From: Chris Rebert on 10 Jun 2010 04:53 On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 1:27 AM, Andreas Waldenburger <usenot(a)geekmail.invalid> wrote: > On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:37:21 +0100 Simon Brunning > <simon(a)brunningonline.net> wrote: >> On 10 June 2010 08:19, Shashwat Anand <anand.shashwat(a)gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > And please stop using 'sir' for heaven's sake. >> >> Not least because list list isn't male only. > > Not that I know a lot about Indian English, but I think the Indian mind > tends to use "Sir" as a general respectful address. Or such. In any case, if one is using an address, it needs to be plural since mailinglists/usenet involve communicating with a multitude. Cheers, Chris -- The language specification for English leaves much to be desired. http://blog.rebertia.com
From: Jean-Michel Pichavant on 10 Jun 2010 05:40 Chris Rebert wrote: > On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 1:27 AM, Andreas Waldenburger > <usenot(a)geekmail.invalid> wrote: > >> On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:37:21 +0100 Simon Brunning >> <simon(a)brunningonline.net> wrote: >> >>> On 10 June 2010 08:19, Shashwat Anand <anand.shashwat(a)gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> And please stop using 'sir' for heaven's sake. >>>> >>> Not least because list list isn't male only. >>> >> Not that I know a lot about Indian English, but I think the Indian mind >> tends to use "Sir" as a general respectful address. Or such. >> > > In any case, if one is using an address, it needs to be plural since > mailinglists/usenet involve communicating with a multitude. > > Cheers, > Chris > -- > The language specification for English leaves much to be desired. > http://blog.rebertia.com > Internet rule, number 30: "There are no girls on the internet" :) JM
From: Jon Clements on 10 Jun 2010 10:29
On 10 June, 10:40, Jean-Michel Pichavant <jeanmic...(a)sequans.com> wrote: > Chris Rebert wrote: > > On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 1:27 AM, Andreas Waldenburger > > <use...(a)geekmail.invalid> wrote: > > >> On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:37:21 +0100 Simon Brunning > >> <si...(a)brunningonline.net> wrote: > > >>> On 10 June 2010 08:19, Shashwat Anand <anand.shash...(a)gmail.com> > >>> wrote: > > >>>> And please stop using 'sir' for heaven's sake. > > >>> Not least because list list isn't male only. > > >> Not that I know a lot about Indian English, but I think the Indian mind > >> tends to use "Sir" as a general respectful address. Or such. > > > In any case, if one is using an address, it needs to be plural since > > mailinglists/usenet involve communicating with a multitude. > > > Cheers, > > Chris > > -- > > The language specification for English leaves much to be desired. > >http://blog.rebertia.com > > Internet rule, number 30: > > "There are no girls on the internet" > > :) > > JM Ahh, you're forgetting the sub-clause of that rule: "(well actually there are, they just happen to be in .gif and .jpg format)". |