CHAT: SV: Re: CHAT: silly names, prepositions

My name is also David, but I usually use my nick or my initials.
/DHS

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Från: David Peterson <DigitalScream@...>
Till: CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU <CONLANG@...>
Datum: den 20 mars 2001 19:10
Ämne: Re: CHAT: silly names, prepositions


>In a message dated 3/20/01 9:32:28 AM, dstokes@BLOOMINGTON.IN.US writes:
>
><< But Canada is part of America, the continent that is.
>
>What bugs me is when people use "America" to refer to the "United
>States". Probably my geology education causing me to think in terms of
>land masses and not countries. But it looks like I'm fighting a losing
>battle on this one, since its in common use and there's not much I can
>do about it. :)
>
>I hope I don't insult anyone with the above. I just wanted to share my
>own linguistic peculiarity, not step on toes.
>
>David >>
>
>Who is this David!??!?  I thought I was the only David!  Do I have to change
>my name now?  Oh, worry, worry...  When there were four Davids in one of my
>Environmental Science classes last year, I changed my name to Jenesis.
>Should that awful resurface again?  I think it shall.
>
>-Jenesis
>
>Since everyone has cool quotes down here: "The blue bus is calling us, driver
>where you takin' us..."