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Re: Vulgarity Check

To: James <james.carpenter@ukaea.org.uk>
Subject: Re: Vulgarity Check
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 07:23:28 -0800
Cc: prubrew@ix.netcom.com, "'robert head'" <rvhead@mnsinc.com>, "'triumph list'" <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>
Organization: Curry Enterprises
References: <98Feb10.084207gmt.66305@gateway.ukaea.org.uk>
James,
Does this mean you are staying in the "centre" of the road on the issue?

Joe

James wrote:
> 
> I never use "colorful" language...
> 
> Just "colourful".
> 
> I think this could lead to confusion, as things get
> altered in the translation, words that would not
> cause offence in the UK, would in the USA, and
> vice versa.  Of course I do believe there are
> some common standards.  I am also used to University
> connections, where everything is filtered, and *
> placed over the offending vowels, but not so here.
> 
> Strictly staying on the fence this time.
> 
> James
> --
> James Carpenter
> Yellow '79 spit wired by a trained marmot

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