Reminds me of the job posting on the list a while back that said somthing about working with your piers.
No question. English is a strange language and it's no wonder why it is hard for people from other countries to learn it. A lot of it just doesn't make sense. Read on to see what I mean. Exerpt from "This Crazy Language" by Kim Lo. English is the most widely used language in the history of our planet. One in every seven humans can speak it. More than half the world's books and three quarters of international mail is in English. Of all the languages, it has the largest vocabulary - perhaps as many as two MILLION words. Nonetheless, let's face it - English is a crazy language. We take English for granted. But if we explore its paradoxes, we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. The rest is available on request. Too long to post. Diane ====================================================== -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:framers-bounces+dgcaller=earthlink.net at lists.frameusers.com]On Behalf Of Stuart Rogers Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 1:12 PM Cc: Framers List; framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: surreptitious mountains OK, this is really getting to be fingernails on a chalkboard -- at least 5 occurrences from at least 3 contributors, of "sneak peaks". Unless we're talking stealthy hilltops here, it's peeks, not peaks, please!! -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix Geophysics Limited Toronto, ON, Canada +1 (416) 491-7340 x 325 srogers phoenix-geophysics com _
