[Goanet] O Dear Dears

2008-09-09 Thread Mario Goveia
From: augusto pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] And BTW Roland, I happen to be married, and if you ever think I'm wimpish just make sure you never come close to my fists. Mario suggests: Augusto, Calm down, man. To begin with I want you on my side if there is a fight in Goa - I may want you to

Re: [Goanet] O Dear Dears

2008-09-08 Thread Roland Francis
Augusto, I am sorely disappointed. For three reasons: 1) Your lack of comprehension. Please read my post. I did not say you, Miguel or anyone else was gay, wimpish or a transvestite. All I did was called the term 'dears' that. If there is any implication as you so erroneously inferred, it was

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2008-09-08 Thread Vidyadhar Gadgil
From: augusto pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] O Dear Dears In Goanet Digest, Vol 3, Issue 1140: Roland Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] in the thread A Need To Soothe the Mind whilst responding to some comments made by Miguel Braganza, made the following brutish comments: One more

Re: [Goanet] O Dear Dears

2008-09-08 Thread Carvalho
--- On Sun, 9/7/08, augusto pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: augusto pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] And BTW Roland, I happen to be married, and if you ever think I'm wimpish just make sure you never come close to my fists. Cheers Augusto -- Let me first

[Goanet] O Dear Dears

2008-09-08 Thread Cecil Pinto
Augusto Pinto wrote: When addressing large audiences in letters to newspapers or Internet mailing-lists, what should the salutation be? Should it be 'Dear Messieurs and Mesdames' or 'Dear Ladies and Gentlemen' or 'Dear Readers? I find these too archaic and stilted. -- Maybe: Brethren

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2008-09-08 Thread Venantius Pinto
officers and their wives quite a bit. Ki gul, myain messdame hun nah. venantius From: augusto pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] O Dear Dears When addressing large audiences in letters to newspapers or Internet mailing-lists, what should the salutation be? Should it be 'Dear Messieurs

[Goanet] O Dear Dears

2008-09-07 Thread augusto pinto
Dears In Goanet Digest, Vol 3, Issue 1140: Roland Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] in the thread A Need To Soothe the Mind whilst responding to some comments made by Miguel Braganza, made the following brutish comments: One more request: Please stop calling us dears, a kind of a gay, wimpish,