As a Brit living in the US I get totally confused at times but I am working on being bi-linguini English English & US English.
The usage of me & I differs from how I remember being taught, but there again I was always popp8ing out of school for a fag. Must be off - Treo's ringing. _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Vishal Sheth Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2007 12:11 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: txt shorthand in emails (was "Re: [Treo] Using my Treo as a portable player") In the normal what you say is correct. But the correct english is " it's I". This is available in wren & martin english grammer book. Vishal ----------------------- Sent from my Treo(r) smartphone -----Original Message----- From: "Colin McGrath" <mccolingrath@ <mailto:mccolingrath%40gmail.com> gmail.com> Date: Saturday, Nov 24, 2007 9:29 pm Subject: Re: txt shorthand in emails (was "Re: [Treo] Using my Treo as a portable player") To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:treo%40yahoogroups.comReply-To> comReply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:treo%40yahoogroups.com> com Vishal, at that door, you should reply, "It's me". On Nov 24, 2007 4:45 AM, L <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:ldouglas%40gmail.com> com> wrote: > well, this is just one of the threads going on. I don't think > addressing protocol in a message group is that bad. It's just an > question of style. remember - no one here is under an obligation to > help. But I would interpret it as ... some will respond better if they > do not have to decode the message first. > > I've posted a bunch of messages (usually regarding atypical usage) > that havent been responded to. I think people will respond if the > question/problem hits a subject they've dealt with. The easier it is > to read as well as the closer it hits to home, the more responses > you'll get. > > > On Nov 24, 2007 2:23 AM, Vishal Sheth <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:vusheth%40gmail.com> com<vusheth%40gmail.com>> > wrote: > > is this an english literature class? why is the subject deviated from > treo? The very purpose of the group is treo and palm, not english language > or litrature. Everyons has his/her own way of working with things. If so > then why do people reply inbetween the mail/message of the other person? I > don't think this comes under an english grammer or litrature. I guess this > is more irrirating to read those mails than the shorthand once. > > if one is quoting someone than that has to be in quotes like "........". > why is that not happening? Just because someone is in a different mood so > just replies to any topic other than the subject. > > There people in the group who reply without their names or don't know > who has posted. Where are the english masters here? > > I guess all parents & people who talk about english language & litrature > should ask others to follow who don't. > > If something is not clear then ask for clarity to help. All are not the > same. All are not experts on treo or palm or wm5 or litrature. I think the > moto of this group is to help people who need it, exchange different > informations. My experiences would differ from others. Share your experience > & learn from others. > > All respect to different types of editors in the group, they also > function & make their comments differently. I guess it's important to > respect others means of communication. If something is not clear, then ask > for a clarification to help not correct english. > > A question to english professors: > > You hear a knock on the door. So you ask is it? What should be the > reply? > > > > > > > > Awaiting Reply, > > > > Vishal > > ----------------------- > > Sent from my Treo(r) smartphone > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: "Don Ferguson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:don%40ferguson.us> us <don%40ferguson.us>> > > Date: Saturday, Nov 24, 2007 12:12 pm > > Subject: RE: txt shorthand in emails (was "Re: [Treo] Using my Treo as a > portable player") > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:treo%40yahoogroups.com> com <treo%40yahoogroups.com>>Reply-To: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:treo%40yahoogroups.com> com <treo%40yahoogroups.com> > > > > > > > > There is, of course, the deterioration of the English language to > > consider here. > > > > Now, I only cringe a little at expressions like 'my bad' (which, > > curiously enough, really doesn't have a short equivalent in real English > > - at least not one I've found), but the use of U and UR for You and > > Your/You're, have, I think, contributed to the aforementioned > > deterioration. > > > > I may have recounted a tale of my son, who has a grammatical curmudgeon > > as a father, and who attends a school that still cares about proper > > grammar, and who, upon seeing the words 'Your Incredible' in that liquid > > chalk that all the high school seniors use to write 'Go Class of 2008' > > and other such on each others' cars, said 'Your Incredible WHAT?' > > > > I bought him something immediately. Good boy! > > > > That said, I can certainly see the reason for shrt msgs whn txting: > > most people who send text messages do it by typing on a 10-key keypad of > > a cell phone. I'd work to type fewer letters were I so afflicted. On > > the Treo, I think it's not as excusable! > > > > Cheers, > > Don > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:treo%40yahoogroups.com> com <treo%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:treo%40yahoogroups.com> com <treo%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of > > Craig Froehle > > Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007 4:58 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:treo%40yahoogroups.com> com <treo%40yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: Re: txt shorthand in emails (was 'Re: [Treo] Using my Treo as a > > portable player') > > > > On Nov 23, 2007 6:48 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:jmesseder%40comcast.net> net<jmesseder%40comcast.net>> > wrote: > > > When I'm writing, I have to remind myself to use the shorthand it > > > when I'm texting or IM-ing. > > > > If you're at a full-sized keyboard, why would you resort to that? I'm > > not the fastest typist, but it actually slows me down trying to > > remember to type 'ur' instead of 'you're.' In fact, 160 characters is > > enough for me to get fully spelled-out messages 90% of the time (I > > usually only txt-type when I run out of space in a single message). > > > > I'm sure it's mostly the initial on [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
