From: George Michaelson <ggm@apnic.net>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] wiki editing via web browser
Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2004 16:11:52 -0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20040405161152.6c83c9ff@garlic> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <6024ad0f2bf35bbc6b09f9e0127fde44@plan9.ucalgary.ca>
>Bulgaria has also inherited a Soviet-style inclination to get as many
>abbreviated words as possible in the names of state-run companies,
>"Neftochim" and "Bulgartabak" come as examples. Should I not be
>making fun of those either?
The French do this too, as I am sure Boyd can point out. Maybe the Sovs got
it from the French? And I wish I knew if the 'waterloo == station' urban myth
my mother told me is true (apparently the czar was that impressed with the
station when he saw it)
I like this form of word construction. As does Bell Northern Canada and almost
every other telco these days. EmbraTel, Nortel, K-Tel...
>
>By the way, you either have the definition of 'chauvinism' wrong, or
>are confused about which country I am "militantly devoted to the
>glorification of"
>(http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=chauvinism). I believe the
>word doesn't change meaning in either russian, armenian, bulgarian,
>moldovan (romanian) or gagauz.
I blame the cathars, or the bogomils. They're all dead anyway. But I'll
blame Canada if you like!
-George
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-04-05 19:11 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-04-05 16:37 andrey mirtchovski
2004-04-05 16:41 ` andrey mirtchovski
2004-04-05 17:49 ` Russ Cox
2004-04-05 17:41 ` a
2004-04-05 18:00 ` andrey mirtchovski
2004-04-05 18:18 ` David Tolpin
2004-04-05 18:43 ` andrey mirtchovski
2004-04-05 19:11 ` George Michaelson [this message]
2004-04-05 19:21 ` Axel Belinfante
2004-04-05 19:29 ` Roman Shaposhnick
2004-04-05 20:48 ` Wes Kussmaul
2004-04-05 23:00 ` 9nut
2004-04-06 0:39 ` boyd, rounin
2004-04-06 2:05 ` Roman Shaposhnick
2004-04-06 13:08 ` Peter Bosch
2004-04-06 23:53 ` Bruce Ellis
2004-04-07 7:25 ` Roman Shaposhnick
2004-04-06 0:35 ` boyd, rounin
2004-04-05 21:51 ` boyd, rounin
2004-04-06 16:58 ` ron minnich
2004-04-06 14:06 ` Noah Evans
2004-04-06 17:18 ` andrey mirtchovski
2004-04-06 18:47 ` Russ Cox
2004-04-07 1:08 ` Geoff Collyer
2004-04-07 1:12 ` boyd, rounin
2004-04-05 18:07 ` Russ Cox
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