And again ,
It is well to remember ( again ) that we are all guests here , excepting Dale himself .
And , that our words do indeed travel all 'round this small planet of ours .
And our words travel at just less than the speed of light at that !
Good thoughts to all .
Raoul Delmare
Marysville Kansas
U.S.A.
Earth
> Dear Sheldon
>
> It would indeed be patronising to assume that one countries use of a
language
> is more correct than anther's. I do not at any point believe that I
alluded
> to that.
>
> You have obviously suffered this fate in the past, but not from me.
>
> The list to which I posted is international and as such has speakers
spread
> around the world. I sort to point out the correct use of this term to all
of
> them. It is equally miss used in the United Kingdom as any where else (I
assume,
> as I have not been every where else) and I have no belief that its miss
use
> began any where in particular.
>
> I might be bold enough to say that the use of the internet proliferates
the
> miss use of many terms.
>
>
>
>
>
> Regards
> Martin Coopland, Scotland, http://www.BatesBicycles.com