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Subject: [Leica] Good Writing is Harder Than Good Photography
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Tue Jun 7 17:55:37 2005
References: <BECB8D89.16761%mark@rabinergroup.com>

On Jun 7, 2005, at 5:44 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote:

> On 6/7/05 10:35 AM, "Slobodan Dimitrov" <s.dimitrov@charter.net>  
> typed:
>
>
>> But taken as 'passed away from this life', it reflects a culturally
>> relative meaning that is intentionally descriptive. That content is
>> more important than stringing dictionary definitions together.
>> On the other hand, something missing from the discussion at hand is
>> the barely veiled animus directed at none native speakers of American
>> english which bubbles up every now and then.
>>
>> Slobodan Dimitrov
>> Studio G-8, AGCC
>> http://sdimitrovphoto.com
>>
>>
>>
> I don't detect any of that on the LUG.
> I find and I sense others find that one someone's English is off a  
> bit it
> just makes things "Charming".
> Americans find "foreign" accents "sexy" for the most part.
>
> Maybe you're thinking about the French!? I hear they get pissed of  
> when
> French is not spoken perfectly - who knows?


I know Mark... not true. It charming, I have been charming them for  
years. Steve

>
> I just try to be aware if somones English is less good that I may  
> not be
> aware of what they are trying to convey.
> But I think everyone communicates just fine on the LUG.
>
>
>
> Mark Rabiner
> Photography
> Portland Oregon
> http://rabinergroup.com/
>
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