> > From: Don Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/08/31 Thu AM 08:30:20 GMT > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Kite -- acronyms > > 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.
H is for "humble" - often meant sarcastically. > > 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 > ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
