[openbeos] Re: Is David really British?
- From: Icewarp <Icewarp@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 22:22:38 -0300
And so ? Does it make any difference ?
Everton.
16/5/2002 15:18:57, Daniel Reinhold <danielr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>I don't mean to spread panic or unneccessarily arouse suspicions, but
>I've become increasingly doubtful of David Reid's true origins. He
>claims to be of UK extraction. Yes, his email addy ends in .uk (but,
>hey, we know those can be arranged like Swiss bank accounts, no?) But
>what verbal or metaphorical proof is there? Damn little, to be blunt.
>
>You see, David peppers his emails with "cool", and "OK", and other such
>American style colloquialisms, and yet, we see a shocking lack of
>usages such as "whilst", "amongst", and "indeed". There is precious
>little sign of upper liff stiffness. Ne're a mention of "Old Blighty"
>or fish-n-chips. I have not even detected a single "bloody" in all the
>emails he has posted (which is a bloody shame, actually).
>
>I hate to have to be the one to say this, but it appears likely that
>David roots lie in a place other than his indicated source. Quite
>possibly, David is German. Or Bulgarian. Maybe even Luxemburgian. Or
>perhaps even (gasp) Canadian!
>
>There you have it. The ugly truth is revealed. But it had to be said.
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