[nycbug-talk] Talking to Americans

[Brad Schonhorst]

On 12/16/05, Dan Langille <dan at langille.org> wrote:
> I didn't start this....!  ;)
>
> On 16 Dec 2005 at 11:32, Mikel King wrote:
>
> > >
> > {SNIP}
> >
> > > Please do not take this the wrong way.  What I'm about to explain is
> > > a minor point about threads and how best to make them work for you.
> > > I'm cc'ing the list because you're sure to not be the only one that
> > > doesn't know how this works
> > >
> > > Close!  But you replied to my message. Which does not start a new
> > > thread.
> > >
> > > See here:  http://lists.nycbug.org/pipermail/talk/2005-
> > > December/thread.html where you'll see that your message is still part
> > > of the original thread.
> > >
> > > What you need to do is start a brand new email.   Don't reply.
> > >
> > > Granted, some email clients, mine included, allow you to remove the
> > > headers that make the new email part of an existing thread.    If you
> > > check the above URL, you'll see that it's a new thread.  I hit reply
> > > to your email, but used the special features to remove the In-reply-
> > > to: and References: headers.
> > >
> > > cheers
> > > --
> > > Dan Langille : http://www.langille.org/
> > > BSDCan - The Technical BSD Conference - http://www.bsdcan.org/
> >
> > Dan,
> >
> >       Maybe it's cause you're speaking Canadian, and they can't understand
> > you?
> >
> >       Sorry bud I couldn't resist.
>
> I try really hard to lower the comprehension level required when
> speaking to Americans, but it's just so time consuming.  ;)
>
> You should listen to Rick Mercer, Talking To Americans:
> http://home.comcast.net/~wwwstephen/americans/
>
> I don't know if non-Canadians will find that funny.  It requires
> knowledge of Canada.


It would be helpful if you could limit the length of the words you
choose to use.  Any word with more than five letters is going to be
pushing it. That's why we like all those acronyms, you know, like USA.

-Brad