CentOS - Apr 2015 - Plurals in English (was Re: ClamAV reports a trojan)

On Fri, April 17, 2015 12:50 am, Peter Lawler wrote:
> On 17/04/15 12:31, Valeri Galtsev wrote:
>> But being not native
>> English speaker, I use it ("not native English speaker")
> Figured as much, which is why I mentioned it ;)
>
>> as an excuse for
>> being unable to pronounce anything.
> Not as if most English speakers can pronounce many English words.... ...
>
> ttfn :)
>
It is amazing how much one can cripple what another person said by
scissoring his phrases ;-)

Valeri

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Valeri Galtsev
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Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics
University of Chicago
Phone: 773-702-4247
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>>> But being not native
>>> English speaker, I use it ("not native English speaker")
>> Figured as much, which is why I mentioned it ;)
>> 
>>> as an excuse for
>>> being unable to pronounce anything.
>> Not as if most English speakers can pronounce many English words.... 
>> ...
>> 
>> ttfn :)
>> 
> 
> It is amazing how much one can cripple what another person said by
> scissoring his phrases ;-)
bugger!

On Fri, 2015-04-17 at 08:00 -0500, Valeri Galtsev wrote:
> It is amazing how much one can cripple what another person said by
> scissoring his phrases ;-)
English people (excludes USA people) should always try to speak simple,
jargon-free, easily understandable and logically expressed English
especially when conversing with non-English people.

I greatly admire the linguistic abilities of non-English people but
deplore the dumbed-down abuses of my native language from the US of A.

A military plan has become a "road map" even when aircraft are
involved
provoking the inevitable question of "Do aircraft stop at traffic
lights" !

"Back-up" has become either reverse, a saved copy, re-enforcements
etc.
Precision in language expression is essential for good understanding.

Comments off-list please.


-- 
Regards,

Paul.
England, EU.      Je suis Charlie.

On Fri, April 17, 2015 9:51 am, Always Learning wrote:
>
> On Fri, 2015-04-17 at 08:00 -0500, Valeri Galtsev wrote:
>
>> It is amazing how much one can cripple what another person said by
>> scissoring his phrases ;-)
>
> English people (excludes USA people)
The first thing I learned what US people (before became one myself) take
English pronunciation for was... Well, I asked US person at the
conference: does he know this person (and gave the name of English
person). The answer was:

"that guy with accent"

Isn't it funny to call correct English pronunciation an accent? ;-) 
(adding "lough track" so who don't feel it's funny still can
lough here
taking it as a joke ;-)

Valeri
> should always try to speak simple,
> jargon-free, easily understandable and logically expressed English
> especially when conversing with non-English people.
>
> I greatly admire the linguistic abilities of non-English people but
> deplore the dumbed-down abuses of my native language from the US of A.
>
> A military plan has become a "road map" even when aircraft are
involved
> provoking the inevitable question of "Do aircraft stop at traffic
> lights" !
>
> "Back-up" has become either reverse, a saved copy,
re-enforcements etc.
> Precision in language expression is essential for good understanding.
>
> Comments off-list please.
>
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Paul.
> England, EU.      Je suis Charlie.
>
>
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Valeri Galtsev
Sr System Administrator
Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics
University of Chicago
Phone: 773-702-4247
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