Re: Which language to murder?

From: Alex Ferguson <abf_at_cs.ucc.ie>
Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2000 01:04:33 GMT

Mark Mohrifield:
> "(What language will Ferguson murder next, many are doubtless
> wondering.)"
>
> English, since in your last message you wrote
>
> "I sincerely hope that Japanese
> readers are offended "
>
> Presumably, you meant to write that you hoped that they were NOT offended!

Oops. Mea culpa.

> "I sincerely hope that Japanese
> readers are offended "

> Presumably, you meant to write that you hoped that they were NOT offended!

Mea maxima culpa. (That was worth repeating, I felt.)

Though Digest Pedants (we should perhaps call ourselves "The Pedanty") might about that English can't be may next language to murder, since I've fatalled impaled so thoroughly and often already...

Cheers,
Alex.

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