Date: Sat, 05 Sep 1998 18:47:31 -0700
Subject: When in cyberspace....


So the guy says it with a Canadjan accent.
Don't you have an accent deep down there in Ro?
Sex scandal, what sex scandal...I thought there was no sex.
Or is it a case of "words"?


At 07:00 PM 9/5/98 -0500, you wrote:
>I realize that.  And by the way, I feel that Clinton's recent bombings were
>intended to deflect attention away from the sex scandal.  To me, this is true
>obscenity.
>
>Having said all that, let me say that if you are going to wish "Americans"
(I use
>the term advisedly) a happy Labor Day, please get the spelling right.  It
>matters.  Spelling it "Labour Day" is equivalent to calling the British party
>opposing the Conservatives, the "Labor Party."  It shows possible
disrespect for
>the conventions of the country from which the holiday or party originates.
>
>End of sermon.  But yes, words do matter.
>
>Robert Davies wrote:
>
>> Not in Canada, it isn't! Isn't the imposition of American spelling
>> conventions on non-Americans a form of cultural hegemony?
>>
>> Bob Davies
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>> At 04:31 PM 04/09/98 -0500, you wrote:
>> >Sorry to impose, but it is spelled "Labor" Day!  :)
>> >
>> >David Butz wrote:
>> >
>> >> Xaviar... I'm with you right up to "the Americans had no choice but to
>> >> retaliate"... will the American's fanaticism be their undoing too?
Lots of
>> >> undoing needing to be done!
>> >>
>> >> On a more hopeful note... Happy Labour Day to all!
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