[PL] 2004 VOTE DISCUSSION: ORGANIZERS

[Sietse Fliege]

(*Yet I do often truly enjoy some of the "alternative grammars" that
are in wide use here.)

We exist but to serve.

 

[Bjorn Simonsen]

omega wrote in <[email protected]>:

Thank you - for complimenting on my English (on request - I admit .

(*Yet I do often truly enjoy some of the "alternative grammars" that
are in wide use here.)

As long as we understand each other. Btw: I'm sure if we switched to
my native tongue - I would find your grammar somewhat entertaining
too. But I am also sure you would not hold it against me if I did,
same way I don't hold it against you. Anyway, nice dancing with
you, but now, back on topic - shall we ...(else we better find a room,
I mean a chat-room of course <g>)

All the best,
Bjorn Simonsen

 

[omega]

omega wrote in <[email protected]>:

Thank you - for complimenting on my English (on request - I admit .


As long as we understand each other. Btw: I'm sure if we switched to
my native tongue - I would find your grammar somewhat entertaining
too. But I am also sure you would not hold it against me if I did,
same way I don't hold it against you. Anyway, nice dancing with
you, but now, back on topic - shall we ...(else we better find a room,
I mean a chat-room of course <g>)

One more off-topic. I wanted to clarify, just in case. The "alternative
grammars" in use, I was referring to those favored by native speakers.
Foreign speakers I've known, many use a grammar that is much more strict.

Btw, I don't know what your mother language is. I have wondered about your
first name. ACF at one point recently was up to three Bjorns... And before
that time, I'd never even known one Bjorn....

.. . .

If you don't want to prolong this into "chatty OT," I understand. Perhaps
someday we could have this choice: Redefine that nearly dormant group,
a.c.f.discussion, into being an "a.c.f.watercooler."

 

[Bjorn Simonsen]

If you don't want to prolong this into "chatty OT," I understand.

Rather not. It is everyone else here that I worry about
Just hope they will excuse this personal final OT note from me, in
reply to your puzzlement about my name: Bjorn is a common Nordic
(male) name. Although that is not how it is commonly spelled - nor how
I spell it. See <http://www.mrbear.se/why.html>- including bottom of
page (not mine, but explains). Reason I write my name with an "o" when
online (and not with an o with a slash across it - or with two dots
above it) - is to avoid "you" 7-bit people (ascii only, English in
other words) seeing a black square or some other odd replacement
character in my name (which often triggers questions , but also - to
avoid confusing servers that are not 8-bit clean yet (at least not
when it comes to the headers/address field). To understand some of
issues at hand, see for example
<http://www.faqs.org/faqs/nordic-faq/part1_INTRODUCTION/>
(see the section "1.2.4 Why are all the names and stuff garbled?")
and <http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/chars/index.html>

All the best,
Bjorn Simonsen

 

[Bjoern Randulf 'BeAr' Ederson]

Btw, I don't know what your mother language is. I have wondered about your
first name. ACF at one point recently was up to three Bjorns... And before
that time, I'd never even known one Bjorn....

<BG>

To the OP:
'ACK' is very common slang / acronym in German Usenet and has the meaning
of (as Bjorn Simonsen already pointed out) ACKnowledged (= 'I agree'). The
opposite is NACK as in Not ACKnowleged (= 'I disagree').

BeAr

 

[omega]

<BG>

/Another/ Bjorn!

What kind of conspiracy is this now? I'm in over my head. *g*

To the OP:
'ACK' is very common slang / acronym in German Usenet and has the meaning
of (as Bjorn Simonsen already pointed out) ACKnowledged (= 'I agree'). The
opposite is NACK as in Not ACKnowleged (= 'I disagree').

I'd some vague remote recognition when Bjorn S. described the origin with
ACKnowledged. But this usage of ACK and NACK, well...that's so darn hip!

I've taken notes, and at my next nerds' cocktail party, I look forward to
showing off. My last remembered update in geeking my vocab was switching
to the word maroon, and I'm past due for a real upgrade.

Thanks, Bjoern (s) !

 

[B. R. 'BeAr' Ederson]

I've taken notes, and at my next nerds' cocktail party, I look forward to
showing off. My last remembered update in geeking my vocab was switching
to the word maroon, and I'm past due for a real upgrade.

Seems I'm not the only one regarding acf as ultimate source of real
education. (Or something like that...) ;-)

Thanks, Bjoern (s) !

For my part: Always a pleasure!

BeAr