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===============================================<br></font></div><font size="2"><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">From: </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="gI"><span class="gD" style="color: rgb(121, 6, 25);">Mark Dreyer</span> <span class="go"><<a href="mailto:mrdreyer@lantic.net">mrdreyer@lantic.net</a>></span></span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Subject: </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="gI">LL-L "Language varieties" 2010.03.17 (01) [EN]</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"></font><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Dear John:</font></div><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="im">
<div><font size="2"> </font></div>
<div><font size="2">Subject: LL-L "Language
varieties"</font></div>
<div><font size="2"> </font></div>
</div><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Believe, I picked up the sarcasm, which is
why I made
special note of the "you(plural)". I certainly don't hold you answerable
for the
mess. For the rest, your exposition is very thorough indeed, not merely
in
matters of fact, but the emotional issues clouding them over. By the way
-
sarcasm is not a failing - in my book.</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"> </font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">You say
the word
'Sheltie' usually refers to a Shetland Pony, and perhaps a Shetland
Sheepdog.
Well, what does it <strong>unusually</strong> refer to? I ask because
Robertson,
in his book 'Of Whales & Men' calls the Shetland Islanders on board
'Shelties' & not in mockery, scorn or contempt. These men had his
heartiest
respect, as with his shipmates. He is not my only reference, in case you
want me
to annotate them.</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"> </font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Now,
considering
Afrikaners: There is also a breed of cattle by that name, for one (only
we spell
it 'Afrikander' going by the orthography of the times that spawned the
breed).
There is no insult, actual or implied, to the breed or the people, by
association or by the nomencalture. Go onto 'Boer' & you will find
many
times more such associations.</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"> </font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">As for your
kin to
the South, there is Scotland, Scot, Scottish, Scotch & Scots, to say
nothing
of Scottie. Ringinging the changes brings you the Land, the broth, the
porrige,
the children's game, the sweet, deerhound, terrier, wiskey among much
besides,
& not the least, the man. Is the People brought into contempt by
association
with all the rest? Is mine? I think not. Can you(singular) not carry
this across
to your fellows? It's worth a try.</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"> </font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Go for it,
Sheltie! I
have a married-on cousin surnamed Tait.</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"> </font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Yrs,</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Mark.<br></font></div><font size="2"><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"></font><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
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