thanks for responding on Vukoni's behalf. I would have thought that if his was just a general statement, he would not be quoting directly from what I said. Anyway, maybe he can explain it better himself.
But who says that I was offended ? Surely I have a thicker skin than that ! If you thought that was me being offended, you ain't seen nothing yet.
Kasangwawo
From: Owor Kipenji <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: ugnet_: Re: [FedsNet] More on language Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2003 20:33:57 +0000 (GMT)Yona,it is good to put one's self on edge,but I think the observation of Vukoni was just a general statement that was in no way directed at any particular person,you inclusive!.He could have been using the principle that unimportant things do not take much of our time disposing it unless ofcourse we are being disingenious about it.That was my reading in that posting so please do not take such general statements personally.Secondly on these fora,everyone is entitled to their opinions and so if one chooses to be picky about what to comment on,we should not get offended by their comments. Thanks. Kipenji. ====================================================================================================================================================================== --- jonah kasangwawo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Vukoni, > > I presume this was pointed in my direction since the > quotes you provide were > taken from my posting. I would have just liked you > to provide evidence where > I spent 'several hours a day, each time this topic > crops up, spreading forth > their opinions across various Internet forums'. The > only contribution I made > about this issue that I know of, was the one you > took the quotes from, and I > gave reasons why I thought this was not a priority. > > You seem to have misunderstood my statement about > "nature taking its > course". All I meant was that a national language > should not be prescribed, > especially not against the will of the people > concerned. But maybe you can > educate us on how this was successfully done (using > 'historical facts' of > course). > > Kasangwawo > > > >From: "Vukoni Lupa-Lasaga" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: ugnet_: Re: [FedsNet] More on language > >Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2003 15:37:03 -0600 > > > >Netters, > > > >Isn't it ironic that those who say a national > language is unimportant and > >"that we shouldn't spend so much of our precious > time on" are precisely > >doing this -- i.e., spending several hours a day, > each time this topic > >crops up, spreading forth their opinions across > various Internet forums? > > > >Whether you believe that a national, regional, or > global language is > >important/necessary or not, the notion that there > is such a thing as > >"nature taking its course" in the development of a > language is not borne > >out by historical fact. > > > >vukoni > > > > > > > > > >--- > >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > >Checked by AVG anti-virus system > (http://www.grisoft.com). > >Version: 6.0.449 / Virus Database: 251 - Release > Date: 1/27/2003 > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months > FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com
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