Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1998 15:42:33 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: Why Throw Americans Out of Middle East... by Taliban



I don't get this. I was wishing all members of the list a happy (although
the appropriateness of the word "happy" may be open to debate) Labour/Labor 
Day... not just the Americans and not
just the Canadians, and not just either. I spelled it "Labour" because
that's how I learned to spell it (as did most other Canadians of my
generation), and see no compelling reason to spell it differently... and
only continue in this trivial dialogue because I don't
like to be corrected for what wasn't a mistake. So, please, wherever you
are, whatever language or idiom you prefer to receive greetings in, feel
free to translate and respell my sincere wishes for a hopeful celebration
of the cause of workers. David.

On Sat, 5 Sep 1998, Bruce Hagood wrote:

> Yes, but you were wishing citizens of the U.S. a happy "Labour Day."  You know
> that saying, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do"?  I would not call one of those
> British political parties the "Labor Party," because that is not how the British
> spell it.  If you are wishing citizens of the U.S. a happy Labor Day, please at
> least have the courtesy to spell it the way we do here.
> 
> Thank you so much for your consideration.



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