Guest guest Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Thank you, Detlef. You're a class act!Helena To: "ACT for the Public" <ACT_for_the_Public >Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2011 6:58:01 PMSubject: Re: To Detlef No apology needed, Helena.Happy Birthday for Monday, btw. I wish you all the best - have a great day.Regards,Detlef>> > > Oh, please ignore this. Sorry. Not sure what's up with me in even bringing this up, but it was silly of me . > > > > Helena > > > > To Detlef > > > > > > > > > > Hi Detlef. I am wondering why you use words in your communication that most of us don't know the meaning of. To say that "properly" and not end a sentence in a proposition, I should say "of which most of us don't know the meaning." > > > > I know a lot of words that I don't use in everyday language because I realize many people may not know them. My intent is to communicate, not to impress others with my language or word skills. > > > > This came across yesterday during our online session in which you used a word that is not familiar to most people. And this has happened many times with your communication here on this forum. I often don't know the meaning of a word you use, and I am no dummy. I'm not sure why you do that. Surely you know that most people don't have your extensive vocabulary? So why speak to them as though they do? > > > > Curious, > > > > Helena > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Happy Birthday, Helena. I'm quite curious what those words were, from Detlef's vocabulary. I hardly notice them. Anyway, what is class act? Always.... To: ACT for the Public <ACT_for_the_Public > Sent: Monday, November 21, 2011 8:19 PMSubject: Re: Re: To Detlef Thank you, Detlef. You're a class act!Helena To: "ACT for the Public" <ACT_for_the_Public >Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2011 6:58:01 PMSubject: Re: To Detlef No apology needed, Helena.Happy Birthday for Monday, btw. I wish you all the best - have a great day.Regards,Detlef>> > > Oh, please ignore this. Sorry. Not sure what's up with me in even bringing this up, but it was silly of me . > > > > Helena > > > > To Detlef > > > > > > > > > > Hi Detlef. I am wondering why you use words in your communication that most of us don't know the meaning of. To say that "properly" and not end a sentence in a proposition, I should say "of which most of us don't know the meaning." > > > > I know a lot of words that I don't use in everyday language because I realize many people may not know them. My intent is to communicate, not to impress others with my language or word skills. > > > > This came across yesterday during our online session in which you used a word that is not familiar to most people. And this has happened many times with your communication here on this forum. I often don't know the meaning of a word you use, and I am no dummy. I'm not sure why you do that. Surely you know that most people don't have your extensive vocabulary? So why speak to them as though they do? > > > > Curious, > > > > Helena > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Happy Birthday Helena! C. No apology needed, Helena.Happy Birthday for Monday, btw. I wish you all the best - have a great day.Regards,Detlef >> > > Oh, please ignore this. Sorry. Not sure what's up with me in even bringing this up, but it was silly of me . > > > > Helena > > > > To Detlef > > > > > > > > > > Hi Detlef. I am wondering why you use words in your communication that most of us don't know the meaning of. To say that " properly " and not end a sentence in a proposition, I should say " of which most of us don't know the meaning. " > > > > I know a lot of words that I don't use in everyday language because I realize many people may not know them. My intent is to communicate, not to impress others with my language or word skills. > > > > This came across yesterday during our online session in which you used a word that is not familiar to most people. And this has happened many times with your communication here on this forum. I often don't know the meaning of a word you use, and I am no dummy. I'm not sure why you do that. Surely you know that most people don't have your extensive vocabulary? So why speak to them as though they do? > > > > Curious, > > > > Helena > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Hi , Detlef uses lots of words I often don't know - too numerous to mention! He definitely has a great vocabaulary, which I admire and appreciate because it helps me learn (by looking them up). By class act, I mean he's a classy guy, a cool dude, etc.! Helena To: "ACT for the Public" <ACT_for_the_Public >Sent: Monday, November 21, 2011 9:51:34 AMSubject: Re: Re: To Detlef Happy Birthday, Helena. I'm quite curious what those words were, from Detlef's vocabulary. I hardly notice them. Anyway, what is class act? Always.... To: ACT for the Public <ACT_for_the_Public > Sent: Monday, November 21, 2011 8:19 PMSubject: Re: Re: To Detlef Thank you, Detlef. You're a class act!Helena To: "ACT for the Public" <ACT_for_the_Public >Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2011 6:58:01 PMSubject: Re: To Detlef No apology needed, Helena.Happy Birthday for Monday, btw. I wish you all the best - have a great day.Regards,Detlef>> > > Oh, please ignore this. Sorry. Not sure what's up with me in even bringing this up, but it was silly of me . > > > > Helena > > > > To Detlef > > > > > > > > > > Hi Detlef. I am wondering why you use words in your communication that most of us don't know the meaning of. To say that "properly" and not end a sentence in a proposition, I should say "of which most of us don't know the meaning." > > > > I know a lot of words that I don't use in everyday language because I realize many people may not know them. My intent is to communicate, not to impress others with my language or word skills. > > > > This came across yesterday during our online session in which you used a word that is not familiar to most people. And this has happened many times with your communication here on this forum. I often don't know the meaning of a word you use, and I am no dummy. I'm not sure why you do that. Surely you know that most people don't have your extensive vocabulary? So why speak to them as though they do? > > > > Curious, > > > > Helena > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Haha, that's funny, Kaivey! Yes, the word "that" as you used it below should have a capital T because it is the beginning of a new sentence. Or you could have said "Wow, that was great!" Either way would have been fine. Thanks, too, for your birthday wishes. It has been a very lovely day so far with so many of my friends and acquaintances making sure they remember me today. Helena To: "ACT for the Public" <ACT_for_the_Public >Sent: Monday, November 21, 2011 1:47:35 PMSubject: Re: To Detlef I enjoy reading your posts, Detlef, especially as my English is so badso I hope to learn from them. Sometimes I'm uncertain of my grammer isokay so in my future posts I might ask Detlef, or Helena or anyone, if aparticular sentence was okay.Try this one: Wow! that was great. Should the word 'that' have a capitalletter after the apostrophie as it is like two different sentences? Orperhaps the apostrophie should go after 'great' at the end of the wholesentence? I have some similar ones like this about question marks that Ihope to ask about sometime.Anyway, I reckon that if someone uses a lot of different words duringhis normal day he is going to tend to use them in his writing as theywould not seem unusual. I would love to know more words like Detlefsdoes.If I get no replies to this then I know that the answer to me gettingfree English lessons is no!Kv> >> >> >> > Oh, please ignore this. Sorry. Not sure what's up with me in even> bringing this up, but it was silly of me .> >> >> >> > Helena> >> >> >> > To Detlef> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Hi Detlef. I am wondering why you use words in your communicationthat> most of us don't know the meaning of. To say that "properly" and not> end a sentence in a proposition, I should say "of which most of usdon't> know the meaning."> >> >> >> > I know a lot of words that I don't use in everyday language becauseI> realize many people may not know them. My intent is to communicate,not> to impress others with my language or word skills.> >> >> >> > This came across yesterday during our online session in which youused> a word that is not familiar to most people. And this has happened many> times with your communication here on this forum. I often don't know> the meaning of a word you use, and I am no dummy. I'm not sure why you> do that. Surely you know that most people don't have your extensive> vocabulary? So why speak to them as though they do?> >> >> >> > Curious,> >> >> >> > Helena> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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