Okay, I can be on board with that - besides, I, like you, don't feel like getting into a Gruss/Dana feud about something that really doesn't matter.
Besides, it's Friday! Champagne - OUT! (American Idol reference...) Ray Irvin Gomez wrote: > I didn't mean to offend you, so I'm glad you didn't take offense :-) > > Now, back to the "mini-argument": we could spend the rest of our lives here, > debating what is and what isn't a dialect. After all, REAL experts still > debate the concept, as a cursory internet search will quickly confirm. > > My simple view is that a "dialect" is far more than local usage, slang or > even technical jargon. To me, a "dialect" is a subset of a language that has > somehow, acquired its own identity (but this is admittely vague and hard to > define!). In other words, I don't believe Shakespeare wrote in English while > Hemingway wrote in a "dialect of English". I don't think Prince Charles > speaks "English" and Dan Rather speaks a "dialect" of English. > > That said, I'll just go back to my initial point: the belief that there are > "many versions of Spanish" is completely wrong. That was all I said in my > first post and that's all I really wanted to contribute to this thread. > > Hopefully, you'll agree with me on that. > > > > > >>Yea, even though I didn't take offense, I would like to hear why not. >>Maybe I am a dummy when it comes to definition of the word, but it seems >>like a Southern USA English dialect is one example of an English dialect. >> >>In fact, IIRC from my HS Spanish, I was taught that there were several >>dialects of the langauge, ie; Spain has a different dialect than Mexico.... >> >>Ray >> >>Charlie Griefer wrote: >> >>-- >>============================================= >>Ray Champagne - Senior Application Developer >>CrystalVision Web Site Design and Internet Services >>603.433.9559 >>www.crystalvision.org >>============================================= >> >>The information contained in this transmission (including any attached >>files) is CONFIDENTIAL and is intended only for the person(s) named >>above. If you received this transmission in error, please delete it > >>from your system and notify us immediately. If you are not an intended > >>recipient, please note that any use or dissemination of the information >>contained in this transmission (including any attached files) and the >>copying, printing, or retransmission of that information is strictly >>prohibited. You can notify us by return email or by phone at 603.433.9559. >>Thank you. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:203976 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
