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Meeting Royalty in Europe
Keith Anderson writes:
And in your case, an Alpha Centaurian and a ....... - so what are you like, Mr Manix? I'm not permitted to discuss that, other than to say that it's a good thing that I cannot be seen in cyberspace. -- Transpose hotmail and mxsmanic in my e-mail address to reach me directly. |
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Following up to Magda
... The spellchecker in Agent does no perform sense checking, I am ... not prepared to buy (nonexistent?) software just to please a ... minority of 2 on usenet (Marie and yourself). Last resource - using your brain (instead of software) to "perform sense checking" - is too much to ask for ? Is it too much to ask for that you should take note of the other posters who tell you you are wrong? What is it about you that when everyone tells you you are wrong, then documents are cited explaining you are acting against the conventions of usenet, that you still persist? As I, and others, have explained, typos will get through on Usenet, you however, appear to prefer to believe I didn't know the difference between "lose" and "loose" and chose to explain it. The rudeness of such an action is only surpassed by its arrogance and stupidity. I have given you two alternatives:- a) Don't read my posts b) Shut up about spelling and grammar. (I note your own errors are now being pointed up by others) -- Mike Reid "Art is the lie that reveals the truth" P.Picasso UK walking & photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site Spain,cuisines and walking "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" -- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap |
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Following up to Magda
... ... only to the small minded. Your original observation on "lose" ... ... with "oo" was the lowest form of usenet behaviour. Accept it. ... ... I gave you a mnemonic sentence to help, *gratis*. You are welcome to use it. Unless, of ... course, you are too small minded to accept it. ... ... But that sentence is exactly the point! Its your monumental ... condescension that is the problem. You choose to explain where it ... is not needed. You asked for it. Do you mean I requested it or I deserved it? Of course it was not needed, but YOU needed it. You still don't understand, do you? You are ridiculous. -- Mike Reid "Art is the lie that reveals the truth" P.Picasso UK walking & photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site Spain,cuisines and walking "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" -- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap |
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Following up to David Horne
There are plenty, of course- just not available here- no market, I suppose. Latin America probably has even more, and there are US-made Spanish soaps (very much in the same style as US daytime soaps) for US (latino) comsumption. My TV is cable and they will only supply Spanish language in areas there are lots of spanish speakers. Out of interest, as you're interested in things Spanish, there must be a Spanish cultural centre in London? They have one here in Manchester, which is excellent- the Cervantes Institute. It has a lot of really interesting free (usually with lots of Rioja!) events, in addition to the usual stuff- Spanish language lessons etc. Recently, we've met the Peruvian ambassador, who came to give a lecture, and they show lots of Spanish films, including older ones which you don't often get a chance to see. It's mostly centred around the culture of Spain (and is probably funded to some degree by the Spanish government) but there's obviously a lot of political interest in latin america. I'm sure there is, there is certainly a Spanish food institute who promote a number of things. We quite often get to see films in spanish in London (thankfully not dubbed) and we buy the odd video in Spain. What I am looking for is exposure to spanish on a daily basis, hoping it will just "sink in". -- Mike Reid "Art is the lie that reveals the truth" P.Picasso UK walking & photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site Spain,cuisines and walking "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" -- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap |
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Following up to EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
I wish they would buy some rubbish Spanish soap so I could tape it and try and improve my Spanish. Find a friend in Southern California with the time to tape them - we have about half a dozen Spanish language channels on cable here. Some of them offer dramatic shows, and some of those appear to be serials. (They're not all Mexican, either - we have residents here from all over Central and South America.) I don't think that would work, I think we use different video formats. -- Mike Reid "Art is the lie that reveals the truth" P.Picasso UK walking & photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site Spain,cuisines and walking "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" -- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap |
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Following up to David Horne
It seems to be a trend in society for some. The presenter who does the wake up show on BBC London has an encyclopedic knowledge of such things and is very funny. Tut-tut. Don't most respectable people listen to Today on R4 instead? I listen to both. I go through the news once on radio 4 then switch to London for a little less gloom and doom. I hate the portentous tones they use to announce all the bad news. When I get fed up with the vacuousness I go back to 4. So it goes until Robert Elms starts on London at 12, which is my favourite radio. Were you listening this morning about credit cards? They said fraud occurs by bin raiders getting old transaction slips and we should shred them, looking at mine they don't carry the card number! They also said a lot occurs with internet transactions, I wonder how the thieves get round giving a delivery address that would identify them? -- Mike Reid "Art is the lie that reveals the truth" P.Picasso UK walking & photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site Spain,cuisines and walking "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" -- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap |
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On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 08:25:42 +0100, Mxsmanic
wrote: Keith Anderson writes: And in your case, an Alpha Centaurian and a ....... - so what are you like, Mr Manix? I'm not permitted to discuss that, other than to say that it's a good thing that I cannot be seen in cyberspace. LOL |
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Reid writes:
Were you listening this morning about credit cards? They said fraud occurs by bin raiders getting old transaction slips and we should shred them, looking at mine they don't carry the card number! This is news? Credit-card fraud is extremely easy when it involves charge slips. Internet use of credit cards is actually much safer. They also said a lot occurs with internet transactions, I wonder how the thieves get round giving a delivery address that would identify them? They don't have to give their own address; any address to which they have access will do. However, a lot of fraud doesn't involve actual delivery of goods, but instead false charges for goods that were never purchased or delivered. -- Transpose hotmail and mxsmanic in my e-mail address to reach me directly. |
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Following up to Mxsmanic
Were you listening this morning about credit cards? They said fraud occurs by bin raiders getting old transaction slips and we should shred them, looking at mine they don't carry the card number! This is news? Credit-card fraud is extremely easy when it involves charge slips. Internet use of credit cards is actually much safer. Its gone up a lot, some organisation has put out a campaign statement. When they ran the item my wife had a look at her current slips and they do *not* show a credit card number so are useless for fraud. The old type manual ones did, the "swipe" type don't, it seems. They also said a lot occurs with internet transactions, I wonder how the thieves get round giving a delivery address that would identify them? They don't have to give their own address; any address to which they have access will do. Still a pretty good lead for the men in blue. However, a lot of fraud doesn't involve actual delivery of goods, but instead false charges for goods that were never purchased or delivered. Again, surely that leaves a trail right back to the crim? -- Mike Reid "Art is the lie that reveals the truth" P.Picasso UK walking & photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site Spain,cuisines and walking "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" -- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap |
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