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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">L O W L A N D S - L - 25 July 2008 - Volume 01</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">-------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">=========================================================================</span><br></div><br>From: <span class="HcCDpe"><span class="EP8xU" style="color: rgb(0, 104, 28);">Leo Aerts</span> <span class="lDACoc"><<a href="mailto:Leo.K.E.AERTS@village.uunet.be">Leo.K.E.AERTS@village.uunet.be</a>></span></span><br>
Subject: <span class="HcCDpe">IDicoon<br></span><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Best of negativists, </span></font></p>
<p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-GB">My mothertongue is Vlaams.
In this language, as well as in Dutch, icon is written as icoon. Why don't
you contest English words as tycoon, tyfoon, and so on? As I was well aware of
the possibility to contract Identity and Icon, I chose for Identiteit en Icoon,
thus idicoon.</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-GB">I am aware that the main
protest came from a dutch person, who we know rather spit on their own language
to admire the almighty English. Probable that is the reason, their royalties
chose a longtime ago for a the national parole: "Je maintiendrai". Clearly
French.</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-GB">Personally I strive to
maintain Flemish and Dutch as full worthy Lowland languages, in the centre of
their neighbours.</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-GB">Therefore are not
appreciated the negative critics of a fellow countryman. </span></font></p>
<p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-GB">If one doesn't like
to use Idicoon, stay with gravatar and enjoy the Vaseline.</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Vriendelijke groeten,</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Leo</span></font></p>----------<br><br><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">From: R. F. Hahn <<a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com" target="_blank">sassisch@yahoo.com</a>></span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Subject: Lexicon</span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="HcCDpe"><br><br>Dear Leo,<br><br></span><div style="margin-left: 40px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span class="HcCDpe"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Below is what you asked us a couple of days ago:</span></span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span class="HcCDpe"></span></div><pre style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); margin-left: 40px;" id="nonprop">
<font size="2">Some time ago I was suggested to find a better word for "Gravatar".<br><br>My creation: "IDicoon". The word speaks for itself, in almost any language.<br><br>Pleased with your opinions.<br>
<br>Vriendelijke groeten,<br><br>Leo Flandriae</font></pre><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">It doesn't say anywhere that it was restricted to Dutch. In fact, the way it reads led us to believe that IDicoon was meant to be an internationally recognizable word, and you did go as far as claiming that it would "speak for itself in almost any language." The respondents followed your invitation and shared their opinions. I sensed no negativism in it at all, and there was no protest, just opinions. Therefore I don't think it is appropriate to call us names like "negativists" and make remarks about Vaseline (whatever that's supposed to mean). It's as simple as "Don't ask if you don't like to hear answers you don't like." <br>
<br>None of this has any relevance to language maintenance since your question did not address that issue. I can safely say that everyone on this list supports maintenance of anyone's language, Lowlands and otherwise.</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Regards,</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Reinhard/Ron</span><br>
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