Hey !!... I'll thank you to leave my mothers' tounge out of this... grin.. Kristinn Leifsson wrote: > AAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH! > > The basis for the previous criticism was that the writer of this letter had > trouble with the meaning of...stuff. > Maybe these weren´t double negatives as such, however this was definitely > an inverted use of the original meaning of the adjective, > to that I will a-q-u-i-e-s-c-e. > > Since we´re into this I´ll give you the Icelandic equivalent; > "Helmingi lengra" (helmingur = half) > (lengra = longer, farther) > > This however, is used in the meaning "twice as long" > > So pardon my use of c-o-l-l-o-q-u-i-a-l-i-s-t-i-c-a-l-l-y inferior use of > your mother tounge. > > Sincerely, > > Kristinn Leifsson, > Reykjavík, Iceland > > > > > At 07:47 11.4.2000 -0600, you wrote: > >But, but, but Kristinn!!!! - "half as close" is NOT really a double > >negative - at least not here in the USA - maybe in Iceland???? :-) > >btw please don't ask me what it really is called :-( > > > >John Fortiner > >Billings, MT. > > > >On Mon, 10 Apr 2000 19:26:30 +0100 Kristinn Leifsson > ><istuner@islandia.is> writes: > >> I just KNEW this would come up! I use double negatives to "sound" > >> more > >> like a Yank. It´s a bad habit, I know. I´ll just stick to my > >> E-T-H-E-R-E-A-L self. > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >with-now-an-absolutely-nailed-in-fervor-to-transcend-any-aforementioned-s > >pel > >> ling- -or-grammar-guru, > >> > >> > >> Kristinn Leifsson, > >> Reykjavík, Iceland. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> At 17:45 9.4.2000 -0600, you wrote: > >> > > >> > > >> >On Sun, 09 Apr 2000 22:16:58 +0100 Kristinn Leifsson > >> ><istuner@islandia.is> writes: > >> >> > >> >> 4. We´re half as close, so the cost of moving is less. > >> > > >> >**Uh Hmmmmmmm!! Unless "double negatives" and the likes have > >> changed - > >> >"half as close" would mean TWICE as far away - therefore about > >> doubling > >> >the cost of moving. :-)) > >> > > >> >John R. Fortiner > >> >Billings, MT. (where everyplace is about the same distance from > >> here - > >> >too far.) :-) > >> >>> > >> >> Best regards, > >> >> > >> >> Kristinn Leifsson > >> >> Reykjavík, Iceland > >> >> > >> > > >> >________________________________________________________________ > >> >YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > >> >Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > >> >Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > >> >http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > >> > > >> > > >> > > > >________________________________________________________________ > >YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > >Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > >Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > >http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > > > -- Richard Brekne Associate PTG, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway
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