03-29-2004, 02:14 PM
You are right, the first reply was better, and to a certain extent, much truer.
No further comment, and as to the rest, I am fully aware that the varietals of pronunciation in English are rooted in the varioius and sundry languages that modern English has plundered as it has built its vocabulary. It appears that the irony of the inability of Spanish to be honored insofar as its more consistent rule structure was missed. Tone of voice can be distracting, and for sure, that post needed one more edit before the "post" was hit.
English is a Germanic language, but the Germanisms seem to be slowly becoming archaic, or less common in usage . . . for example
"Don't you have any coffee" was once commonoy rendered as "Have you no coffee?" A few generations ago, that rendering of what would be asked in German "Hast du kein cafe?" did not sound as stilted as it does now. At least "Got milk" is close to "Hast du Milch" . . .
Back to the coffee grinder . . .
No further comment, and as to the rest, I am fully aware that the varietals of pronunciation in English are rooted in the varioius and sundry languages that modern English has plundered as it has built its vocabulary. It appears that the irony of the inability of Spanish to be honored insofar as its more consistent rule structure was missed. Tone of voice can be distracting, and for sure, that post needed one more edit before the "post" was hit.
English is a Germanic language, but the Germanisms seem to be slowly becoming archaic, or less common in usage . . . for example
"Don't you have any coffee" was once commonoy rendered as "Have you no coffee?" A few generations ago, that rendering of what would be asked in German "Hast du kein cafe?" did not sound as stilted as it does now. At least "Got milk" is close to "Hast du Milch" . . .
Back to the coffee grinder . . .
Cry 'Havoc' and let slip the Men 'O War!
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete