On Wed, 12 Apr 2000 00:43:48 +0100 Kristinn Leifsson <istuner@islandia.is> writes: > You´ve got many mothers? Watch your apostrophies! > > Kristinn > > > > > At 22:02 11.4.2000 +0200, you wrote: > >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, **Ummmmmm - Would that then be an adjective inversion?? or an inversionary 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" **Seems to me FWIW that it would mean 150% as long as the original ( Which is just about as long as this post is getting to be. :-) > >> > >> 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. **PLEASE!! Don't read anything into what I have said as meaning your use of English isn't as good as my own. I, and I hope you also, have very much enjoyed this little discourse. John R. Fortiner Billings, MT. > >> > >> 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 > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ 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.
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