[Corpora-List] Re: [Mt-list] RE: Lesser (sic) used languages

Job M. van Zuijlen zuyleus at msn.com
Fri Feb 11 03:09:04 UTC 2005


Re: Lesser (sic) used languagesI think you're right.  Things are getting worser and worser everyday!  (As I can attest having lived in the US for almost twelve years now.)

Job van Zuijlen
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Somers, Harold<mailto:harold.somers at manchester.ac.uk> 
  To: FIDELHOLTZ_DOOCHIN_JAMES_LAWRENCE<mailto:jfidel at siu.buap.mx> 
  Cc: CORPORA at uib.no<mailto:CORPORA at uib.no> ; mt-list at eamt.org<mailto:mt-list at eamt.org> 
  Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 7:16 PM
  Subject: [Mt-list] RE: Lesser (sic) used languages


  James L. Fidelholtz wrote:
  > My personal reaction is that it is British, but I would say that about
  any marginally acceptable collocation that I personally don't use ('Blame
  the Brits' syndrome).


  That's funny. My personal reaction to any marginally acceptable collocation that I personally don't use is that it's American ;-)

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