X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,ced2b975ce40b48d X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-11-16 04:44:16 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeeds.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!transit.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail From: joris bellenger Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: International English [was "A Betty Paige Wannabe"] Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 13:43:39 +0100 Organization: XS4ALL Internet BV Lines: 30 Message-ID: <3BF509FB.E7B85521@xs4all.nl> References: <7vh0vt8phnvmglfdfddkvv571i7d6ivud9@4ax.com> <3BF0F7D8.E2869FF@xs4all.nl> <3BF116B2.6B1FDC6E@xs4all.nl> <9sr697$ihe8@OM9.omantel.net.om> <3BF1928D.E2D16B88@xs4all.nl> <3BF3AEFA.B434A378@xs4all.nl> NNTP-Posting-Host: a194-109-236-5.adsl.xs4all.nl Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: news1.xs4all.nl 1005914655 16489 194.109.236.5 (16 Nov 2001 12:44:15 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl NNTP-Posting-Date: 16 Nov 2001 12:44:15 GMT X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.75 [en] (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:10583 Taliszanna wrote: > > On Thu, 15 Nov 2001, joris bellenger wrote: > > > Taliszanna wrote: > > > I'm just curious, joris: What do you consider to be > > > non-international English if you do not come from England to begin > > > with? [**smile**] My biological father was born and raised in Montreal, > > > (here in Canada). Both of his parents were also. Do you consider my > > > French to be Francais International? [**sincere interest**] > > > > First, I'm not from England (thank God for that). > > :o) > > I know that. So since you do not come from England, then isn't all > English international to you? That was what I meant to say. Aaaaaaah... [snip] > > [**smile**] "If I had known that I'd be teaching French," and > please don't charge me! [**Laughs, gets out a red cape**] Toro! Toro! > (Or maybe for me that should be "Tarot! Tarot!") Tarot? The card play? ?:o) joris