> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: John D. Giorgis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Verzonden: Monday, January 14, 2002 12:40 > Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Onderwerp: RE: Treatment Of Prisoners (was RE: Tragedy in Israel)
> >But I will ask - do you really think that a personal attack that > >suggests that I have difficulties with very simple English sentences > >is really all that likely to be taken seriously by anyone who has > >read my posts to the list of the last few years? > > Yes, because you have repeatedly cited your difficulty with English on > this List. So, after reading all those messages I have sent over the years, you come to the conclusion (based on things like spelling, grammar and syntax) that my understanding of English leaves much to be desired. That is rather odd, considering that people on this list have repeatedly complimented me on my command of the English language, which happens to be quite good, especially for a non-native speaker. If you think *my* understanding and use of English is bad, I wonder what you think about the English of someone like, say, Ilana. And when exactly have I said I have difficulty with English (even with very simple sentences)? All I remember saying is that the only problem I occassionally have with English is in the finer nuances of the language. > >But anyway, I do consider "lots of people in Europe and the rest of > >the world" to be pretty much synonymous with "much of rest of the > >world". > > Your considerations are inaccurate. Then what, IYHO, is the difference between "lots of people in Europe and the rest of the world" and "much of rest of the world"? Jeroen _________________________________________________________________________ Wonderful World of Brin-L Website: http://www.Brin-L.com Tom's Photo Gallery: http://tom.vanbaardwijk.com
