RE: FW: My little brave RubyE's adventure -

[Hideyo Yamamoto]

Thank you for all your kind words, Nina, Kerry, Michelle, and Wendy – I am now blushing – I know lots of times, what I say does not make sense and you might be thinking what the heck is she trying to say --- but you guys have been very nice to me, so I really enjoy knowing all of you..   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nina Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 2:58 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: FW: My little brave RubyE's adventure -   Hideyo, I always enjoy the way you communicate!  The reason the "tap on her shoulder", instead of "pat on the back" made me smile, is because, why shouldn't the _expression_ be "pat on the shoulder"?  They mean the same thing, a congratulatory type of touching, like a little mini-hug.  You're mastery of the English language is just another thing to admire you for.  "Stupid" is NEVER a word I would use to describe you, or the things you say or do!  You are one amazing woman, Hideyo! Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not stupid at all. Kind of cute actually.  English has so many bizarre idioms that I do not know how anyone who did not grow up speaking it can ever figure them all out.    By the way, I used to speak Spanish at work and while I was very proficient and could communicate anything I needed to say, I sometimes did not say things quite right and my clients would start laughing.  Sometimes they would tell me why what I said was funny, but sometimes they would not want to, which always made me think maybe I inadvertently said something racy.  I never could get a handle on all the slang and idioms and everything, especially since my clients came from a lot of different countries that all had their own expressions.   So by my standards, Hideyo, your English is brilliant, and I wish you would stop apologizing for it!  :)   Michelle   In a message dated 1/26/2006 4:24:11 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Yes, I meant pat on the back – I said something really stupid again, Michelle (tap on her shoulder ----)