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To: Calpernia
Why you are baiting again, I have not the faintest idea.

(you like that sentence?)

Proper English when spoken well, is impressive.

Your funny.
6,618 posted on 01/05/2004 10:37:20 AM PST by Nemo1USA (Endeavor to Enterprise I had the ambition to not only go farther than man had gone before but-)
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To: Nemo1USA
Proper English has nothing to do with it. Proper English can be spoken with or without an accent.

What is your primary language?
6,627 posted on 01/05/2004 10:49:40 AM PST by Calpernia (Innocence seldom utters outraged shrieks. Guilt does.)
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To: Nemo1USA
Nemo, What was your native tongue? This nation was built by immigration.
6,706 posted on 01/05/2004 1:44:22 PM PST by Domestic Church (AMDG...)
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To: Nemo1USA
I see you antagonizing Calpernia , nemo and almost baiting her with a superior, condescending attitude, why?
6,744 posted on 01/05/2004 2:51:54 PM PST by JustPiper (Every government degenerates when trusted to our rulers alone)
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To: Nemo1USA; Calpernia
Your funny

It's obvious that English is not your first language. Here's a lesson for you. The above should have been written: You're funny. "Your" is possessive. "You're" is a contraction for "you are".

Here is a example for you:

We're still seeing right throught you Nemo.

6,788 posted on 01/05/2004 3:57:15 PM PST by Oorang (Don't tread on me)
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To: Nemo1USA; Calpernia
Proper English when spoken well, is impressive.

Your funny.

In this context, what you meant to write was "Proper English, when written well, is impressive."

Of course, even that is a bit silly since it is a redundant statement. Proper English is by definition well-spoken or well-written.

Also, the proper' phrase is "You're funny," instead of "Your funny."

Calpernia asked a legitimate question. He or she knows you aren't an American-born English speaker. Why not simply answer the question? There is no need to be ashamed or evasive.

6,818 posted on 01/05/2004 5:24:18 PM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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