[TriLUG] RFC: Mailing list protocol FAQ entry

William Sutton william at trilug.org
Mon Feb 9 12:55:40 EST 2004


Lest anyone thing I'm trying to sound pseudo-intellectual or pretentious 
(that French bit went by me, sorry), I really do write and speak like 
this, particularly when I write formally.

I also think that proper spelling and grammar are something to aspire to, 
not sneer at :)

William

On Mon, 9 Feb 2004, Frye, Matthew wrote:

> > ----------
> > From: 	Magnus Hedemark[SMTP:chrish at trilug.org]
> > Reply To: 	Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
> > Sent: 	Monday, February 09, 2004 12:49 PM
> > To: 	Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
> > Subject: 	RE: [TriLUG] RFC:  Mailing list protocol FAQ entry
> > 
> > On Mon, 9 Feb 2004, Frye, Matthew wrote:
> > 
> > > beau monde
> > 
> > Crikey.  Using french to sound pseudo-intellectual should also be frowned 
> > upon. 
> > 
> Yeah, that was the point; the pretentiousness of it.  By the way, using
> ozzie to sound humorous and introspective should also be frowned upon.  
> 
> > > Let me fill you in on something...people who say
> > > "RTFM" are self-righteous losers.  
> > 
> > So are [spelling|grammar] nazis.
> > 
> > > PS - If we're so smart, let's get that info page edited properly.  It's
> > > "expletive" and "netiquette."  RTFDictionary.  
> > 
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> 
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