Re: [Goanet] To add to the debate on English : Why can't we all just get along?

2011-12-19 Thread Santosh Helekar
I was not expecting any semblance of even-handedness or consistency from Noronha about his newly minted situational rule about not addressing Goanet members who are not contributing to Goanet in their official capacity as Doc, Prof, Fr., etc. From long experience on Goanet and other Goan

Re: [Goanet] To add to the debate on English : Why can't we all just get along?

2011-12-05 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
This is getting both boring and childish. (i) I have a name, so please use it, if you wish. (ii) As I see it, I do not need either honorifics or patronisingly-bestowed prefixes or suffixes to my name. JC has also been using the word patracar in a similar vein. (iii) When I take part in Goanet

Re: [Goanet] To add to the debate on English : Why can't we all just get along?

2011-12-04 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 3 December 2011 16:16, Santosh Helekar chimbel...@yahoo.com wrote: Thanks E. D'Sousa for this suggestion. Henceforth, I will call him Goanet Administrator, if he does not mind. Cheers, Santosh P.S. I noticed that Mr. Gabe Menezes has used a foul and abusive word to refer to Jose

Re: [Goanet] To add to the debate on English : Why can't we all just get along?

2011-12-04 Thread J. Colaco jc
, Gabe Menezes wrote thus to/about Santoshbab: A cry baby rant, looking in vain, for support - tried a pathetic attempt to draw Dr. Colaco into this. Called in his side kick Goveia to bolster - such a forlorn figure. Dear Gabe, I thought you would have learned your lesson by now. But here it

[Goanet] To add to the debate on English : Why can't we all just get along?

2011-12-03 Thread E DeSousa
Dr. Helekar writes: I know that Admin is not your first name. But are you not a Goanet Admin? If so, do you mind if I continue to call you Admin Noronha especially on Goanet? Comment: Perhaps you could at least, if you must, make it  Goanet Administrator. Sounds more respectable. E.

Re: [Goanet] To add to the debate on English : Why can't we all just get along?

2011-12-03 Thread Santosh Helekar
Thanks E. D'Sousa for this suggestion. Henceforth, I will call him Goanet Administrator, if he does not mind. Cheers, Santosh P.S. I noticed that Mr. Gabe Menezes has used a foul and abusive word to refer to Jose Colaco and me in the following quote: QUOTE We could proceed to