Dear Glen and Nostraticists:

----- Original Message -----
From: "Glen Gordon" <glengordon01@...>
To: <nostratic@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 4:39 AM
Subject: [nostratic] Someone needs to take a trip off the list


>
> Pat a vomit le suivant:
> >Sorry, I did not realize that English was not your native language.
> >"Cognizance" is French "connaisance". Do you not have an English
> >dictionary either?

To which Glen barfed below:

[GG]
> Cette epellation me parait etrange mais c'est vrai que c'est une facon
> possible, mais extremement rare et bizarre, d'ecrir le mot.

[PCR]
It is the normal American English spelling. Sorry you are unaware of it as you are of so much else.

[GG]
> On voit bien plus souvent "cognisance" avec -s-.

[PCR]
Tu ne peut pas voir bien!

[GG]
Mais encore les
> insultes infantiles, enh? Ici au Canada, on parle deux langues.

[PCR]
In your case, poorly.

[GG]
> Honetement, si c'etait ma decision, tu serais jeter brusquement de
> cette liste.

[PCR]
It will never be your right to make such decisions.

[GG]
A mon avis, tu n'as rien de logique a nous offrir et
> tes insultes deviennent rapidement ennuyeux.

[PCR]
Your view is worthless.

[GG]
> As-tu une dictionaire francaise, mon gars? Cherches-la si tu ne comprends
> pas ce que j'ai dit.

[PCR]
I do not need a dictionary to understand French. But it would take many more dictionaries than I do have to understand you. Perhaps I should try to find my old copy of Havelock-Ellis?


Pat

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