That hadn't occurred to me. I apologise. By the way, does IMHO imply that the writer has a dishonest opinion as well? It's almost as bad as 'To tell you the truth' or 'To be truthful.' The way our language is abused is often amusing and sometimes annoying.
Don John Forbes wrote: > It's not a question of whether you can type fast enough to type the whole > phrase in full. It's a matter of putting a searchable string in the > subject line so that people can use it to filter out the pictures. > > John > > On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 08:22:12 +0100, Don Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > >> I think 'approve' is the wrong word. Your approval doesn't matter one >> way or the other. I don't use acronyms because I don't need them -- my >> typing is fast enough. And I don't know them anyway. I think most stem >> from days of yore when amateur radio operators (HAMS) used Morse code to >> communicate (I did) and hundreds of such acronyms were in daily use -- >> some in voice communication as well. I remember a few and I'm sure those >> haven't changed much. But its a matter of taste and style that doesn't >> require approval or disapproval. I'm not trying to start an argument, >> merely making an observation. >> >> Don >> >> Bob W wrote: >> >>> Hi Shel, >>> >>> thanks. >>> >>> I don't approve of all these abbreviations, and I never think about >>> them when I'm composing an email anyway. If people miss my pics, well >>> that's too bad for me I guess. >>> >>> -- >>> Cheers, >>> Bob >>> >>> >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >>>> Behalf Of Shel Belinkoff >>>> Sent: 31 August 2006 01:41 >>>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> Subject: RE: Kite >>>> >>>> Hi Bob, >>>> >>>> I like the space and the openness of the pic, but ,maybe >>>> there's a little >>>> too much of it. I have a photo that's somewhat similar - a woman on >>>> >>>> >>> a >>> >>> >>>> hilltop, sitting in a wheel chair, flying a kite, and every >>>> time i see it I >>>> wish I'd gotten a little closer. >>>> >>>> BTW, may I suggest that you put PAW or PESO in your subject >>>> line. There >>>> are those of us - quite a few actually - who filter the pics >>>> from the rest >>>> of the list traffic. I mostly see your pics by accident when >>>> reading the >>>> archives or when subscribed to the list because of a discussion that >>>> interests me. >>>> >>>> Shel >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> [Original Message] >>>>> From: Bob W >>>>> >>>>> http://www.web-options.com/Kite.jpg >>>>> >>>>> It's a couple of years old, and I was disappointed with it because >>>>> >>>>> >>> I >>> >>> >>>>> felt at the time that I hadn't got what I wanted. But revisiting >>>>> >>>>> >>> it >>> >>> >>>>> (accidentally, while browsing my hard disk), I rather like the >>>>> >>>>> >>> space >>> >>> >>>>> and the freedom but perhaps I'm letting my sentiment cloud my >>>>> judgement. I'd be interested to hear what others think. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > > > -- Dr E D F Williams www.kolumbus.fi/mimosa/ http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams/ 41660 TOIVAKKA – Finland - +358400706616 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
