[lit-ideas] Yost offers Apology to Palma
- From: Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 01:28:12 EST
Yost:
"However, it's interesting that you completely misunderstood my posts, which
were offered with humility and gentleness. I assume this stems from your use
of English as a second or third language. Be well."
Why would it be _Palma_'s fault if he doesn't understand you, Eric?
Eric, it's thanksgiving's eve -- be more understanding.
How can the fact that A. Palma is profficient in many languages ... he
corrects my Italian ('lasciate' for 'lasciare' amounts indeed to an excellent
knowledge of his
native Italian, and the use of the 2nd person plural that
is not used in most languages ... Then he knows all that we need to know
about France, as he's lived in Paris for years.
And he is familiar with colloquial German terms, like "und so weiter" and
spices his prose with them.
And just because you start talking about Venus and enemas, in a rather
obscure form, you get offended by his calling your speech 'bullshit'.
Don't despair. As Palma uses 'bullshit', it's nothing serious. It means
something that _he_ finds bullshit, not that it is.
I liked, Eric, your example of the corpse or meditator in Central Park or
some other place. Corpse if Central Park.
In any case
"I assume this stems from your use of English as a second or third language.
Be well."
For 'be well' I read Latin, "Vale". What's wrong with the use of English as
a second, third or fourth language? Are you sure all monolingual anglophones
ALWAYS understand you? (I surely don't count as one).
And how can you so proudly proclaim that if there has been a lapse of
misunderstanding it's because Palma is not a _native_ as you are?!
I wish you could explain _in Italian_ what you mean, and then realise what
an effort it is for us who are 'natives' in other languages to express our
opinions, let alone perceive your degrees of gentleness and condensation (I
mean
condescension).
Cheers,
J. L. Speranza
Author of "Learno Esperanza en Trei Semani"
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