From: Matti Aarnio <matti.aarnio@zmailer.org>
To: lk@Aniela.EU.ORG
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Is the mailing list going out?
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 17:49:02 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20010807174902.D11046@mea-ext.zmailer.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20010807154537.A11046@mea-ext.zmailer.org> <Pine.LNX.4.33.0108071738240.601-100000@ns1.Aniela.EU.ORG>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0108071738240.601-100000@ns1.Aniela.EU.ORG>; from lk@Aniela.EU.ORG on Tue, Aug 07, 2001 at 05:39:33PM +0300
On Tue, Aug 07, 2001 at 05:39:33PM +0300, lk@Aniela.EU.ORG wrote:
> I had no ideea that you had more tham one connection to the internet. I
> said "him" supposing that, just like me, you have only one ISP. My
> mistake.
You are not native english speaker, I think. (Not that I am either.)
It is about how to use pronouns "he" vs. "they". An ISP is not a person,
thus more appropriate pronoun would be "it", but also "they" applies.
I prefer using "your ISP" when writing to people notifying them about
email system glitches for their address, and referring to that elusive
group of people making mistakes and screwing up that email reception.
> Regards,
> /me
/Matti Aarnio
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-08-07 14:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-08-06 21:58 Stephen M. Williams
2001-08-06 22:41 ` Matti Aarnio
2001-08-07 7:13 ` lk
2001-08-07 12:45 ` Matti Aarnio
2001-08-07 14:39 ` lk
2001-08-07 14:49 ` Matti Aarnio [this message]
2001-08-07 15:23 ` lk
2001-08-09 17:30 ` dangelo.sasaman
2001-08-10 15:16 ` Matti Aarnio
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