FAQ: Update the ports section

Robert Shearman R.J.Shearman at warwick.ac.uk
Wed Sep 10 13:30:25 CDT 2003


> -----Original Message-----
> From: wine-devel-admin at winehq.org [mailto:wine-devel-admin at winehq.org]On
> Behalf Of Tom
> Sent: 10 September 2003 15:35
> To: Ivan Leo Murray-Smith
> Cc: kernelnewbies; wine-devel
> Subject: Re: FAQ: Update the ports section
>
> Thats the problem!
> You have your fine dictonary in hand, so you think you know how to speak
> english... but when you visit a english speaking country  the people
> you speak to look like a deer caught in a spot light!

Are you trying to start a flame war?!?
AFAIK Ivan is a native English speaker.

> In other words sure ... Shachar... is 100% correct..... I will give him
> that!
> but in the real world.. where I live people would just look and
> say,......... ummm.
> That  young man has spent way to many years in school. A text book
> genius but bumb as as creek rock when it comes to common sence..

I can't think of anywhere that would think "The list are now up to date" as
proper use of English. As you say, Shachar is 100% correct.

> And not to piss off  the brits as I have the israelis........
> Your English is far superior to what we would ever except
> as being english........ As we sound more like the Welsh....
                           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
You mean the Irish :)

Rob





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