Klima Pianos

[John R Fortiner]

Hey Kristinn:  GOOD ONE!!!!!
btw. absolutely NO pardons are necessary.  It is all just in fun and we
all learn from it.

John R. Fortiner
Billings, MT.

On Wed, 12 Apr 2000 00:43:48 +0100 Kristinn Leifsson
<istuner@islandia.is> writes:
> You´ve got many mothers?  Watch your apostrophies!
> 
> Kristinn
> 
> 
> 
> 
> At 22:02 11.4.2000 +0200, you wrote:
> >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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