On Mon, 2008-08-18 at 16:01 +0000, g wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > greetings, > > to make this easier and more enjoyable, '4 in 1'. > > first off, 'beware of greeks bearing gifts'. > > **** > Anne Wilson wrote: > > Now you are being offensive :-) 'Scotch' is whisky, and the Scottish people > > take this issue very seriously :-) > > how little you know, teacher. not only do you not know of 'scotch-irish', > you do not know how to spell *whiskey*. Whiskey is Irish or American, whisky is Scotch. Or were you being ironic? > never forget what one of england's greatest prime ministers said to a teacher, > > 'prepositions are something of which i know nothing of' The way I heard it was "the rule against ending a sentence with a preposition is the kind of nonsense up with which I will not put", attributed to Churchill. > something of which i know plenty of is that you are wrong. i am correct. > i proved it to another teacher in junior high. from that time forward, > i have intentionally used term 'scotch-irish', and continue to do so. > > read and learn; > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scots-Irish_American > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_(disambiguation) > > and to ensure your understanding, > http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/disambiguation > > **** > Mike Dwiggins wrote: > > Yes Anne, the proper term is Scots-Irish. We are Scots and we drink Scotch! > > mike, you need to check above also. > > i use term 'scotch-irish' to see how many 'teachers' and 'scots' are ignorant > on subject. yes, i know i used 'scotch or irish' instead of 'scots', it was > only as of a 'broken linking' of 'scotch-irish'. > > i enjoy scotch whiskey, but my favorite drink is metaxa. > > if unaware, please see, http://www.metaxa.com > > if you every have the chance to try it, please do. you will be very > enlightened as to what greeks can do with grapes. Timeo danaos et dona ferentes :-) > **** > Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > Actually "Scotch" is legitimate English for the Scots, and may reliably > > be used to annoy them if you feel like living dangerously :-) > > thank you, poc. no 'a+', but i will give you an 'a'. > > it is my understanding, which web had nothing to offer on subject, > it was the scots who termed phrase to annoy and separate themselves from > the scots-irish. Which term do you mean? The term "Scotch" is old English (16th century according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_(adjective)). poc -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
