= Сообщение: 5232 из 12549 ====================================== ENET.SYSOP = От : Michiel van der Vlist 2:280/5555 19 Aug 17 23:44:01 Кому : Robert Bashe 19 Aug 17 23:44:01 Тема : Swedish meatballs ... FGHI : area://ENET.SYSOP?msgid=2:280/5555+5998b8af На : area://ENET.SYSOP?msgid=2:2448/44+599733e9 = Кодировка сообщения определена как: CP850 ================================== Ответ: area://ENET.SYSOP?msgid=2:2448/44+599a9dd9 ============================================================================== Hello Robert,
On Friday August 18 2017 20:33, you wrote to me:
RB> Bjorn or Felten? I could play the same game if I insisted my name be RB> properly written (with the correct pronunciation). I am not "Roh-burt RB> Bah-shee", but I have no desire to confuse people so I use the [..] RB> Without help, a native German can't pronounce "Bashe" as it is RB> pronounced in the States, The "a" is a dipthong", and the "e" is RB> silent.
RB> When in Rome... you know the old saying.
If you had follewed that you would have changed the spelling so that the Germans pronounce is as spelled. Somethmng like "Bäsh ?
RB> Now we're in fido, in an English area.
We are in Fiodonet in a European area where sysops participate who's name can not be properly spelled with ASCII only.
RB> And frankly, I'm getting very tired of this running joke of Bjoern. RB> And am surprised you defend it.
Who is "Bjoern"? I do not know any "Bjoern". In Dutch the 'oe' is pronounced like the 'u' in the Gertman "Kuh".
RB> But in view of your rigorous attitude regarding "Holland" (used by RB> most people) and "The Netherlands", I suppose your defence was RB> inevitable.
I am getting very tired of this continued insistance of using ASCII only in Fiodonet. 17 years after the start of the 3rd millenium there is no excuse for it any more.
RB> What do you call yourself, then? A "Netherlander", "Dutchman", RB> "Hollander", a "NLer" or something else? I think we all now in ther RB> meantime where your are, but in view of your attitude it's sometimes RB> hard to know how to refer to you.
I very seldom call myself. I leave it to others to call me.
But for your information the name of my country is "Nederland" and its citizens are called "Nederlanders". The English for "Nederland" is "The Netherlands" sometimes shortened on the shirts as "Netherlands".
