I agree with WJ. We all add something to the List, native English speaker or
no...
Chris
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Chris Barker
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>From: "W. J. Liles" <wliles@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [OM] OM2, OM4 meter patterns
>Date: 19 Oct 1999 02:06
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>> >
>>
>> I am not a native English speaker and my English is very poor, I apologize
>> for anything I said wrong or improper here.
>>
>> C.H.Ling
>>
>
> Mr(?) Ling
>
> Your English is excellent and you have no need to appologize. The
> problem with this form of communication is that there is no way to see
> the other fellows face and hear his voice. The subtilties are lost.
> What would be easily accepted in person may be easily misunderstood as
> abrupt or impertinent when read off a computer screen.
>
> I speak only English (southern American actually) and I'm terribly
> impressed by anyone who is multilingual. I find it wonderful that we
> are able to communicate at all much less this easily. Imagine what we
> do as a routine on this list. It's wonderful. Don't give up on us
> language handicapped.
>
> Thanks
> Jerry Liles
> Monroe, Louisiana, USA
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