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Usenet Posted 23 years ago
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He can't spell, but he can communicate

I saw this link in another newsgroup:


It's a beautiful example of being able to clearly communicate without messing about with proper English, spelling, or any of the other niceties held so dear by this group.
You think this guy would care if you'd Oy! him?
  

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[nq:1]I saw this link in another newsgroup: It's a beautiful example of being able to clearly communicate without messing ... of the other niceties held so dear by this group. You think this guy would care if you'd Oy!

  • [nq:1]I saw this link in another newsgroup: It's a beautiful example of being able to clearly communicate without messing ...
  • of the other niceties held so dear by this group.
  • You think this guy would care if you'd Oy!
  • [/nq] Thanks, Tony, that's priceless.
  • John
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[nq:1]I saw this link in another newsgroup: It's a beautiful example of being able to clearly communicate without messing ... of the other niceties held so dear by this group. You think this guy would care if you'd Oy! him?[/nq]
Thanks, Tony, that's priceless.
John
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[nq:1]I saw this link in another newsgroup: It's a beautiful example of being able to clearly communicate without messing about with proper English, spelling, or any of the other niceties held so dear by this group.[/nq]
An excellent link, Tony! All human life is there.
[nq:1]You think this guy would care if you'd Oy! him?[/nq]
I think he'd Oy! you back in 86pt type.

Mickwic
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[nq:1]I saw this link in another newsgroup: It's a beautiful example of being able to clearly communicate without messing ... of the other niceties held so dear by this group. You think this guy would care if you'd Oy! him?[/nq]
1. His written English is pretty good. Shows American education can't bethat bad. I've seen worse on eBay. The guy certainly isn't unintelligent, despite his emphasi
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[nq:2]I saw this link in another newsgroup: It's a ... You think this guy would care if you'd Oy! him?[/nq]
[nq:1]1. His written English is pretty good. Shows American education can't be that bad. I've seen worse on eBay. The ... power tools did I buy? Answer: "DeWalt Compound Sliding Miter Saw, and a Shop Vac with built in blower.Grr!" [/nq]
I like the postage and packing instructions:
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[nq:1]I saw this link in another newsgroup: It's a beautiful example of being able to clearly communicate without messing about with proper English, spelling, or any of the other niceties held so dear by this group.[/nq]
In my newsreader, this came immediately after a discussion about infertility.

Peter Moylan (Email Removed)
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[nq:1]Question: What power tools did I buy? Answer: "DeWalt Compound Sliding Miter Saw, and a Shop Vac with built in blower.Grr!" Am I right to be starting to get a tad suspicious? A[/nq]
The "grrr!" is probably a reference to "Tool Time". That was an American television sit-com starring Tim Allen as a guy that loved tools and always wanted more power. He's make a noise similar to that when
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[nq:1]Like I said. I will take these copies, stuff them gently into a envelope, and mail it to you. If ... FOR RATE INFO! I'm tickled to see, once again, the American opinion that people outside their country don't understand English.[/nq]
But, it's true! I sell quite a bit on eBay. (If 200 items is "quite a bit".) I've had my problems with Canadians. Englishmen, and Japanese that don't seem t
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[nq:2]Question: What power tools did I buy? Answer: "DeWalt Compound ... right to be starting to get a tad suspicious? A[/nq]
[nq:1]The "grrr!" is probably a reference to "Tool Time". That was an American television sit-com starring Tim Allen as a guy that loved tools and always wanted more power. He's make a noise similar to that when talking about power.[/nq]
I have developed an unfortun
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[nq:2]Like I said. I will take these copies, stuff them ... American opinion that people outside their country don't understand English.[/nq]
[nq:1]But, it's true! I sell quite a bit on eBay. (If 200 items is "quite a bit".) I've had my ... shipping terms are very clear and specify that the non-US buyer should contact me for a quote on shipping charges.[/nq]
That is different. This bloke w
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[nq:2]But, it's true! I sell quite a bit on eBay. ... buyer should contact me for a quote on shipping charges.[/nq]
[nq:1]That is different. This bloke wrote "IF your outside the USA, then you propably don't even speak this language, you ... all of this", which seems to indicate that he hasn't considered that there are any non-US people who speak English.[/nq]
The British never were very g

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