If its raining the wally would need his brolly so he didn't get his fag wet while talking to the trouble and strife on the dog & bone.
Maybe in a fortnight it will quit raining cats & dogs so he can open the bonnet and check his oil, but if its like what mine is under the bloody bonnet there ain't no room to swing a cat. _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of L Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 8:51 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: txt shorthand in emails (was "Re: [Treo] Using my Treo as a portable player") Haha ... i figured. When these things come up I always reference english2american.com. For example ... whenever I listen to soccer call-in shows. Until this past week I had no idea what a wally or a brolly were. On Nov 24, 2007 5:27 PM, Roger Prokic <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:rprokic%40mac.com> com> wrote: > Asking someone for a fag in some parts of the US may get you pretty beat > up. :-) > --- > Roger Prokic > Baltimore, Maryland USA > > -=[ This email was sent from a Palm Treo 680 palm computer using > SnapperMail Enterprise Edition v2.3.7.01 ]=- > > ...... Original Message ....... > On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 12:37:08 -0500 "colin.fletcher" > <colin.fletcher@ <mailto:colin.fletcher%40sbcglobal.net> sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > >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:treo%40yahoogroups.com> com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:treo%40yahoogroups.com> com] On Behalf Of > Vishal > >Sheth > >Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2007 12:11 PM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:treo%40yahoogroups.com> com > >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] > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > -- ============================== War Eagle [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
