Klima Pianos

[John R Fortiner]

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,
**Ummmmmm - Would that then be an adjective inversion?? or an
inversionary 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"
**Seems to me FWIW that it would mean 150% as long as the original (
Which is just about as long as this post is getting to be. :-)
> >>
> >> 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.
**PLEASE!! Don't read anything into what I have said as meaning your use
of English isn't as good as my own.  I, and I hope you also, have very
much enjoyed this little discourse.

John R. Fortiner
Billings, MT.
> >>
> >> 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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> >Bergen, Norway
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