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From: "Marenich, Peggy" <<a href="mailto:Peggy.Marenich@thyssenkrupp.com">Peggy.Marenich@thyssenkrupp.com</a>><br>
Subject: Introduction<br style="">
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Dear Lowlanders,<br style="">
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</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">As a new subscriber to the list, I would like to introduce
myself. I'm an American, living in Birmingham,
Michigan, a
suburb of Detroit. By way
of background, I'm a graduate of Michigan State University
with a degree in German. I lived in Vienna, Austria,
for six years immediately after graduation and I have used German in my work
ever since. <br style="">
<br style="">
</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">My interests are history, languages, and other countries and
cultures. My primary interest is the Scots language, which I have been
studying eidently for almost two years. I'm a member of the Scots
Language Society and everything having to do with the language is of interest
to me. Closer to home, I know that Appalachian has retained several
grammatical features of Scots and I'm planning to start studying that as
well. <br style="">
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</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">I look forward to this forum and to everything that I can
learn from all of you.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><br style="">
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Peggy Marenich</span></p>
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From: R. F. Hahn <<a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com" target="_blank">sassisch@yahoo.com</a>><br>
Subject: Introduction<br>
<br>
Hello, Peggy!<br>
<br>
Wow! What a pleasure to meet you, to welcome you on board and to see that you
did your homework before posting (for which you're getting an A+)!<br>
<br>
This could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship. ;-) The Kahuna
stopped snoozing briefly and started smiling. Keep this up and there'll be a
mat of honor with your name on it. (<a href="http://lowlands-l.net/treasures/kahuna.htm">http://lowlands-l.net/treasures/kahuna.htm</a>)<br>
<br>
Peggy, you've certainly come to the right address as far as your interests are
concerned. (And as far as Scots is concerned you have a fellow-fan in me.)<br>
<br>
Now all we have to do is wake up our snoozing members of the Scots and
Appalachian persuasions. They tend to leave our Sandy holding the bag for them. The best way
of doing this is to ask them questions, and, as plan B, to "provoke" or "entice"
them. This "lot" (to use a non-American expression) sometimes ... uh
... often needs a nudge or five, all the more during the Northern Hemisphere summer. So don't feel discouraged if they don't
respond right away. <br>
<br>
Anyway, Peggy, it's great to have met you.<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
Reinhard/Ron</span></p>
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