Since I was asked, offlist, why I posted this,
John M. Ford died on September 25, 2006. RIP.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_M._Ford
http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/008033.html
http://elisem.livejournal.com/903358.html
Udhay
Udhay Shankar N wrote: [ on 06:10 PM 10/2/2006 ]
English is the noise made by people who don't believe you can use
language but want your stuff handed over politely.
English is what happens when you can't decide whether the Greeks or
the Romans had the better civilization, so you ask everybody they
ever beat up on to sort it out.
English