Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Adam Bridge wrote: > Just goes to show how complex this business is It isn't really all that complex. Use the term one feels is appropriate. If it offends someone (which someone did), then apologize (which Kurt did), then move on (which we haven't). I don't think anybody holds Kurt for anything after he apologized. - - Phong > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Adam Bridge > Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 1:57 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Apology > > > On 2003-07-15 watts@firebomb.com (Ian Watts) thoughtfully wrote: > > >Actually I'm never particularly happy when referred to as a Brit. I don't > >mind being called British, English, an Englishman - or even a Limey. > >However, Brit (however well intentioned) does have the whiff of an insult > >about it (e.g. 'Brit' is very much the term of choice for Irish > >Republicans). > > Just goes to show how complex this business is - 'cause I thought > Brit was a > completely acceptable term. Certainly in the Navy we used it when > operating > against our counter-parts and there was no perception of it being > anything other > than a quick short-hand. "Limey" however was avoided. > > Adam > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html