Move to Hampshire - there are very few H's making an appearance
Lizzeh Rodriguez wrote: > To my credit, I'm starting to pronounce the "H" in herbs. :| > I've betrayed my New Yawk roots! > > > BinaryDigit on UbuntuForums.org > Lizzeh.com > Support Open Source! > > > > > > On 15 Jan 2009, at 21:28, Simon Wears wrote: > >> There should ALWAYS be a U! =P Even in words that don't require one. >> Like.. foloffle. >> >> 2009/1/15 Lizzeh Rodriguez <liz...@gmail.com <mailto:liz...@gmail.com>> >> >> Coming from a "bird" and a "Yank" myself... John said it best. However >> I know that Sean meant "bird" in a playful sense, not really sexist in >> the context. But just watch what ya say because it's a huge mailing >> list and not everyone responds (like myself). I guess I'm finally >> getting the British humor after living here over a year! >> >> Yes...it's "humor" no u. >> :) >> >> >> Lizzeh.com >> Support Open Source! >> >> >> On 15 Jan 2009, at 20:27, John Levin wrote: >> >> > Sean Miller wrote: >> >> On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 5:35 PM, Ian Betteridge >> <i...@ianbetteridge.co.uk <mailto:i...@ianbetteridge.co.uk> >> >> > wrote: >> >>> I'm not going to point out that refering to someone as "the bird" >> >>> like >> >>> that is patronising and sexist. Oh not. Not for my first post >> to the >> >>> list. >> >>> >> >>> Oh dear, I just did... >> >> >> >> Well, I meant it in the nicest possible sense. >> >> >> >> Better than the "dumbest blonde in the world" or whatever the poor >> >> lady (not the one who unsubscribed, as far as I know, but the mad >> >> Yank >> >> I alluded to!!) was described elsewhere on the list today. >> >> >> >> Let's try to avoid getting too PC. "bird", "gal", "fella", >> "geezer", >> >> "other 'alf", "trouble and strife" etc. are all colloqiualisms >> which >> >> aren't really sexist or patronising at all, unless one decides to >> >> make >> >> them so. >> >> >> > >> > 'bird' and 'trouble & strife' are perjoratives, and certainly are >> > sexist. There is no relation between gender and having >> difficulty with >> > mailing lists. >> > >> > John >> > >> > >> > -- >> > John Levin >> > http://www.technolalia.org/blog/ >> > >> > -- >> > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com <mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> >> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk >> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ >> >> >> >> >> -- >> ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com <mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Simon Wears >> >> munkyju...@gmail.com <mailto:munkyju...@gmail.com> | http://MunkyJunky.com >> Manchester Metropolitan University Computing Student >> -- >> ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com <mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
