From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 7 Aug 2001 10:49:30 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 7 Aug 2001 10:49:19 -0400 Received: from mail.zmailer.org ([194.252.70.162]:60932 "EHLO zmailer.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 7 Aug 2001 10:49:07 -0400 Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 17:49:02 +0300 From: Matti Aarnio To: lk@Aniela.EU.ORG Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Is the mailing list going out? Message-ID: <20010807174902.D11046@mea-ext.zmailer.org> In-Reply-To: <20010807154537.A11046@mea-ext.zmailer.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: ; from lk@Aniela.EU.ORG on Tue, Aug 07, 2001 at 05:39:33PM +0300 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org 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