Dear Mr. Borges, All points taken. Hopefully others will also seen the light in how you have addressed the points I made. Frankly a great job on your part. Everyone has a place in the Konknni firmament, as i see it, fully taking into account various languages skirmishes as they sprout occasionally.
Perhaps I am myself a weak creature but if I saw danger to the Konnnki leicon, AnD knew the correct word--I would have given it and moved on. Well, unless fighting words were thrown or it was a sword fight (considering that I can handle lathis and swords), My point, simply being that one chooses to present and make points in a certain manner. Thanks for questioning the 40 year estimate and submitting a 40x40. I may not live another 160 years but could perhaps hit 120, that would be another 72 years which falls more than half short of 160. Please understand that I am not making fun of you or anyone. Just looking at it pragmatically. Btw, I do have books but thanks for the suggestions. I am not a language scholar but have a deep interest in it--within my overall life context. Do thale the following graciously: Considering that I do a full job (the most last year was 116 hours a week in a month of 75 plus hours a week), study various fields such as Japanese calligraphy professionally with exams etc, work on my art, freelance (to supplement income), and maintain a relationship/s--PERHAPS I shopuld not DABBLE--in which case I would not cause and craete rancour to many minds on Goanet. So I hear what you say and respect it within my reality. All this is to neither elicit sympathy or empathy but to point our realities in the same way as you do so. I could have asked that question in Goa of many others, if I had my stuff together and not zipping across various cities on the recent short trip. But do not take it as an excuse. Merely, another reference to my then reality. I am also happy that we have good dialecticians and logicians on Goanet. I am good at it it too. In the end it is all contextual. Who one is, the time, resources, etc. that allow us to find things, and find each other. I appreciate your contribution. I am no no better Goan than you may be--and we can only continue to see things graciously. Let the power brokers see it their way. venantius j pinto From: Sebastian Borges Dear friends, Venantius J. Pinto (message #5. GD IV, Issue 441) has made some very useful observations. (1) ? Perhaps I should have also asked my mother. ? Yes. This is the first thing we could do before rushing to some research institute run by people living in ivory towers. Our parents and grandparents, if available at hand, are our best resources of the Konkani lexicon.
