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From: Mansell Upham <>
Subject: On being anglo-centrically challenged....
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 05:33:12 +0000


No language is ever culture/ethnic/tribe-free or chauvinism-devoid...unless
completely de-institutionalised...and even then I would have serious
reservations....no person is ever ideologically uncontaminated...at which
point do we really know our 'art' from or 'isms'? Speak / write / rant /
rave in tongues if you must. At least we do not all have to 'viva' in
unison.
Mansell Upham
When English is used as a discussion medium on
>our
>> list it is culture free. It is not used to punt the English or the
>Canadians
>> or the Aussies or the New Zealanders. It is used to convey facts about
>> Genealogy.

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