Thanks and God bless you. Kipenji. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- jonah kasangwawo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kipenji, > > 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 > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months > FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus >
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