Klima Pianos

[Richard Brekne]

Hey !!... I'll thank you to leave my mothers' tounge out of this... grin..



Kristinn Leifsson wrote:

> AAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!
>
> The basis for the previous criticism was that the writer of this letter had
> trouble with the meaning of...stuff.
> Maybe these weren´t double negatives as such, however this was definitely
> an inverted use of the original meaning of the adjective,
> to that I will a-q-u-i-e-s-c-e.
>
> Since we´re into this I´ll give you the Icelandic equivalent;
> "Helmingi lengra" (helmingur = half)
>                     (lengra = longer, farther)
>
> This however, is used in the meaning "twice as long"
>
> So pardon my use of c-o-l-l-o-q-u-i-a-l-i-s-t-i-c-a-l-l-y inferior use of
> your mother tounge.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Kristinn Leifsson,
> Reykjavík, Iceland
>
>
>
>
> At 07:47 11.4.2000 -0600, you wrote:
> >But, but, but Kristinn!!!! - "half as close" is NOT really a double
> >negative - at least not here in the USA - maybe in Iceland???? :-)
> >btw please don't ask me what it really is called :-(
> >
> >John Fortiner
> >Billings, MT.
> >
> >On Mon, 10 Apr 2000 19:26:30 +0100 Kristinn Leifsson
> ><istuner@islandia.is> writes:
> >> I just KNEW this would come up!  I use double negatives to "sound"
> >> more
> >> like a Yank.  It´s a bad habit, I know.  I´ll just stick to my
> >> E-T-H-E-R-E-A-L self.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >with-now-an-absolutely-nailed-in-fervor-to-transcend-any-aforementioned-s
> >pel
> >> ling- -or-grammar-guru,
> >>
> >>
> >> Kristinn Leifsson,
> >> Reykjavík, Iceland.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> At 17:45 9.4.2000 -0600, you wrote:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >On Sun, 09 Apr 2000 22:16:58 +0100 Kristinn Leifsson
> >> ><istuner@islandia.is> writes:
> >> >>
> >> >> 4.  We´re half as close, so the cost of moving is less.
> >> >
> >> >**Uh Hmmmmmmm!!  Unless "double negatives" and the likes have
> >> changed -
> >> >"half as close" would mean TWICE as far away - therefore about
> >> doubling
> >> >the cost of moving. :-))
> >> >
> >> >John R. Fortiner
> >> >Billings, MT.  (where everyplace is about the same distance from
> >> here -
> >> >too far.) :-)
> >> >>>
> >> >> Best regards,
> >> >>
> >> >> Kristinn Leifsson
> >> >> Reykjavík, Iceland
> >> >>
> >> >
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Richard Brekne
Associate PTG, N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway