= Сообщение: 571 из 7128 ======================================= FTSC_PUBLIC = От : Alexey Vissarionov 2:5020/545 26 Nov 13 12:22:22 Кому : Roy Witt 26 Nov 13 12:22:22 Тема : Modern English FGHI : area://FTSC_PUBLIC?msgid=2:5020/545+52945a45 На : area://FTSC_PUBLIC?msgid=1:387/22+529392ff = Кодировка сообщения определена как: CP866 ================================== Ответ: area://FTSC_PUBLIC?msgid=1:387/22+52955e18 ============================================================================== Good ${greeting_time}, Roy!
25 Nov 2013 11:27:28, you wrote to me:
AV>>> The working language of this echoarea is English, MvdV>> Yes. RW> He got that right, but the rest of it is pure bullshit.
I'm not an expert in a bullshit, so I'll take your word...
MvdV>> But that does not mean that only English names are allowed. RW> English spelling is required in text used to communicate, but an RW> exception is in order of spelling names
English names != English spelling
My name is Russian, but it's spelled using Latin characters according to the rules of English language. I can (and normally do) spell it using Cyrillic characters according to the rules of Russian (my native) language: "Алексей Виссарионов".
MvdV>> Of course we don't ask them to do that. Just as we do not ask you MvdV>> to change your name to "Alex". RW> Although Alex would be acceptable in English, as it represents a RW> shortened version of your first name.
Yes, and it may be confused with "Alexander". Both names have Greek roots, but originally had different meaning.
RW> Sometimes it is very awkward to use complete first names and so we RW> shorten them for convenience in writing as well as speaking. Just as RW> it is unusual to find a person who spells his name such as Michiel, RW> when Michael is the English norm...and quite often Michael is RW> shortened to Mike for the convenience of writing and speaking it.
IIRC, MvdV once told that he (being a hamradio amateur) introduced himself as "Mike" while making international QSOs - just to make his name sounding more familiar for other people. However, that doesn't mean he was Mich_A_el at that time.
RW> An acute, grave or diaeresis may also be placed over an 'e' at the RW> end of a word to indicate that it is not silent, as in sakВ.
Distinguishing usefulness and Japanese alcohol beverage worth that... :-)
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