Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/08/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Eric, The person who originally mis-spelled the word is, we assume, a native speaker. The thought I was trying to communicate (but unfortunately did not finish) was that even though Mr. Kumagai is presumably not a native speaker of the language, he was sensitive enough to the nuances of the language to see the possibility of offense in the use of "klan" while the person who committed this offense ostensible was not. Bruce S. - -----Original Message----- From: Eric Welch <ewelch@ponyexpress.net> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Date: Saturday, August 22, 1998 9:19 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Gathering of the klan (LUG) >At 07:49 AM 8/22/98 -0400, you wrote: >>I'm sorry, but I disagree, vehemently. Ignorance, whether it be of correct >>spelling, is never an excuse. The word "Klan" spelled with a "K" evokes in > >Even if English isn't a person's first language? I don't think so. >-- > >Eric Welch >St. Joseph, MO >http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch > >As far as I'm concerned, treachery will sometimes bring loyalty into question.