On Tue, September 11, 2012 4:48 am, David Cho-Lerat wrote: > Le 11/09/2012 12:36, Chris Bannister a écrit : >> On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 10:01:13AM +0200, David Cho-Lerat wrote: >> >>> Le 11/09/2012 04:23, Weaver a écrit : >>> >>>> I get the point. It's just not an accurate or germaine one...because >>>> you >>>> quoted out of context. >>>> >>> it's "germane", now. Germaine has been a firstname for some time. >>> >>> More seriously : I don't mean to offend you, Weaver, but you should >>> probably try to stick to "simple" English. This is an international >>> list, >>> >> LOL, You mean all those other debian-user (debian-user-catalan ... >> debian-user-vietnamese) are for show? >> > > no, I mean people on debian-user-catalan, for instance, > may also be on debian-user - in fact it's very probable. > >> Do you mean words of one syllable, when you refer to "simple English" >> >> > > no, I mean the "Simple English Wikipedia" sort of English > (http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_English_Wikipedia) > > For short : don't try to sound smart, most people are here > looking for help, not looking to be impressed by your mastery > of the English language. Or by your "clever" one-syllable joke :P > >> At one time, having a rich vocabulary was desired, now its considered >> pompous? :( >> > > I'm all for rich vocabulary, when it doesn't get in the way of getting > your point across. Do read the posts I'm talking about carefully and > I think you'll understand what I mean.
Well, I'm sorry, but I don't think I'm pompous. Possibly just your sense of perception? Regards, Weaver -- "It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from its government." -- Thomas Paine -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/abb021b71c593813adcb494e7699ad1a.squir...@fulvetta.riseup.net
