Mark,
Splitting the list into marques (pronounced "marks") was a great idea
- even splitting MGs up too.
At 10:50 PM 4/14/2010, Mark J Bradakis wrote:
>Poor Paul, he makes a simple mistake with the correct usage of 'their' and in
>a moment of mirth I basically hang a grammatical albatross around his neck.
>I'll have to make it up to him and offer a year's free subscription
>to any and all
>of the Team.Net lists he desires.
>
>Sure, I'm a fairly well educated sort of fellow, and I don't like it
>when folks
>use 'lite' and 'nite' as if they were real words. I get annoyed when people
>abbreviate, say, 1966 as 66' instead of doing it properly. Or when I hear
>folks pronounce 'marque' as mar-key. And don't forget 'site' and 'sight'
>or the correct usage of 'between' and 'among' - there are plenty of nits
>ripe for the picking. And we all know English is a strictly structured
>language and there is no difference in usage in New Delhi, Brisbane,
>Boston, Glasgow or Liverpool - it is all the same, right?
>
>This off topic discussion, though, does strike a resonant chord that hearkens
>back to the early days of Team.Net. There used to be the British car list and
>the autocross list. Folks would subscribe to the SOL ( Scions of Lucas) and
>get annoyed. Some MG people wanted less Triumph talk. Some Healey people
>didn't want to hear about either. Some folks wanted to offer
>discussions about
>odds and ends that were not strictly car related.
>
>The thing to do seemed to be spawning off lists that were more focused.
>Those
>that wanted only Spridget discussion could subscribe to just the
>spridget list.
>Those that wanted to be part of a broader focus could stay subscribed to the
>"main" British car list and subscribe to spridgets, as well as
>triumphs and mgs.
>If so inclined, check out the thread at:
>
>http://www.team.net/mharc/archives/html/british-cars/2010-04/msg00007.html
>
>In the long run, has it been good or bad for Team.Net?
>
>
>At any rate, enough rambling for now, I'll just sip my wine and be quiet.
>
>mjb.
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