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From: "D. Spencer Hines" <>
Subject: Carlos II, Rey de Espana _Ahnenreihe_
Date: Sun, 1 Aug 1999 13:39:03 -1000


Vide infra pro risibus.

D. Spencer Hines

Lux et Veritas
--

D. Spencer Hines --- Fortiter in re, sed suaviter in modo. A otro
perro con ese hueso.

Rafal Prinke <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> DSH (whose true name is still a mystery) wrote:
>
> >Rafal, why do you, and perhaps the Czechs, use lower case for czech
> >and hungarian? Would you write "polish princess" or "polish
> >president" or "polish pope?"
>
> Spencer, you pretend to be the Multilingual Guru (MG) and have
problems
> accepting the simple fact that capitalisation rules differ from
> one language to another? In both Polish and Czech adjectives formed
> from proper nouns are not capitalised. You said you knew Russian?
> Perhaps you just forgot?

Nope. We are talking about Polish and Czech here Rafal, not Russian.

Let's try manfully to stay on topic, n'est-ce pas?

>
> >Have you talked to the Czechs about this
> >lately? Same question per Czech King [ceske koruny]. I mean
aren't
> >you folks proud of your Princesses and Kings ---
>
> Capitalisation is certainly not a sign of pride, Spencer. As a
Master
> of All Langauges (MAL) you should realise that it would mean Germans
> are proud of all nouns. Or didn't you know that nouns are
capitalised
> in German? Maybe you are really a "mono" :-)

Germans certainly hold their end up in these matters, Rafal. Perhaps
it has something to do with their healthy self-esteem and marked
economic success in the New Global Economy.

It's time to de-Communize Polish and Poland Rafal --- and de-Communize
the Polish universities. <g>

As Tolstoy so wisely pointed out, academics and other self-appointed
members of the intelligentsia are often _most resistent_ to abandon
their outmoded ideas --- that are ready for the rubbish heap.

>
> >or is this some sort
> >of Communist leftover. You know, "all letters are equal, or some
such
> >rubbish." <g>
>
> So you think that "some letters are better than others", Spencer?
> "White letters' power"? "Black letters shall serve"? "A good red
letter
> is an erased red letter"? It is easy to make fun of another nation's
> misfortunes... and it shows what a mean and cynical character one
is.

All Words Are Equal, But Some Words Are More Equal Than Others.
C'mon, Rafal you should know that by now. Read your Eric Blair again.

>
> I will not continue it, Spencer. Maybe next year I will try again.
> Still hope that people can change.
>
> ------------------------------
>
> I will not be available for a week or so - going to the mountains...
>
> Best regards,
>
> Rafal

Hmmmm, dedicated to bringing back some more Tablets of Stone no doubt.

I note sorrowfully that you've not responded to a single one of my
genealogical points at issue.

Now what can you actually contribute to the Carlos II, Rey de Espana
_Seize Quartiers_ that we are trying to build?

Cat got your tongue, Rafal?

D. Spencer Hines

Lux et Veritas
Semper Fidelis

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