From: "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
< Why poke fun when one among us gets genders or spellings wrong? I think
it's nice to see GL trying. It's a sure way to put people off a language;
unless that's our aim, while professing a love for the language. >
Well dear Fred,
No one can "put off" Gilbert. He is quite capable of "poking" at others;
and I believe, he is quite capable of accepting being occasionally poked
at.
One does not get to survive and thrive in the field Gilbert works in,
without being thick skinned and resolute.
Surely, the Heart 2 Heart lady will agree (:-) that you give some and you
get some.
Regarding those among us who get "genders" all mixed up, ...you are right.
They are entitled to their own "gender confusion".
I am not an expert in that field (in any field for that matter) - so, I will
reserve further comment on gender confusion.
BTW: regarding your friends from "Pernem who prefer to speak Marathi, among
other reasons because their dialect has been delegitimised for long as
"unfit" of being Konkani"
I'd say that they are truly "unfit to speak Konkani" IF they could NOT stand
up to pressure; unless they really wanted to speak Marathi (and expected to
be part of Maharashtra).
Still, what language they choose to speak - for whatever reason - is their
choice.
just my view
jc
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