RE: website finally up

Well, THAT explains it! Being a slack-jawed yokel, myself (from Georgia,
though, not Tennessee), I was very pleased to learn that linguists have
found southern dialects are the most closely related to "proper" British
English of all the American English variants. So whilst I made light of
y'all's verbiage, do proudly carry on, old chap!

-Schuyler

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From: Clay [mailto:wcharmon@wt.net]
Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 3:38 AM
To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
Subject: Re: website finally up

In the above-mentioned "Technical" section, you unashamedly,

unabashedly, and apparently unforced used the term "whilst." Please forgive

me if you happen to be an ex-pat Brit, who is simply clinging to the last

vestiges of his homeland, but MY GOD, MAN! In the privacy of your own home,

you're welcome to wear knee breaches, sip hot tea with cream, and feast on

offal, but for the love of all that's currently passing as civilized, never,

ever utter (or type) the word "whilst" in polite company...

As my daughters might say "OMG!" I truly did not even notice that. I don't
know if I was somehow channeling Frederick Evans or what. I am the furthest
thing from an ex-pat Brit - my family is originally from 'the sticks' in
East Tennessee. The only people in that area who use the word are snake
handling preachers who have learned to speak entirely in King James English.

Bollocks! It makes me tetchy even thinking about it. I feel like such a sod.
I will certainly change it within a fortnight.

Cheerio,

Clay

 
Received on Wed Sep 7 11:11:31 2005