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<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>From:<span></span><span> </span><span class="gD"><a href="mailto:mike.keach@gmail.com">mike.keach@gmail.com</a></span><span></span><div>
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Subject: <span class="gI">LL-L "Language use" 2011.11.15 (01) [EN-NDS-NL]</span><span></span>
<div><br></div>Really. Everyone take three healing breaths. <span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" lang="NL"><br><br>[Mike Keach]<br><br>----------<br><br></span>From: R. F. Hahn <<a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com" target="_blank">sassisch@yahoo.com</a>><br>
Subject: Language use<br><br>Good advice, Mike.<br><br>Regards,<br>Reinhard/Ron<br>Seattle, USA<br><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D" lang="NL"><br></span><strong></strong><span><font color="#888888"><span></span></font></span>
----------<br><br><big>From: </big>Ingmar Roerdinkholder <<a href="mailto:roerd096@PLANET.NL" target="_blank">roerd096@PLANET.NL</a>><big><br>
Subject: </big>LL-L "Language use" 2011.11.15 (01) [EN-NDS-NL]<br><br>Insha'allah that you are right. Sorry for all this. Ingmar<br>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">From: R. F. Hahn <[log in to unmask]></span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">
Subject: Language use</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">
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Wo! Easy, guys!</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">
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Surely there's some misunderstanding.</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">
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Regards,</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">
Reinhard/Ron</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">
Seattle, USA</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"></div><br><big><big><big><small><small>----------<br><br></small></small></big></big></big>From: R. F. Hahn <<a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com" target="_blank">sassisch@yahoo.com</a>><br>
Subject: Language use<br><br>Thanks, Ingmar.<br><br>I personally did not think that Piet's posting came from a place of intolerance. I rather believe that it was provoked by his eagerness to understand everything that is posted here.<br>
<br>Posting in Lowlands languages is, of course, most appropriate and reaches the largest number of readers. Among them, English is optimal in this sense. But the use of other Lowlands language varieties is encouraged because of their relevance and because of the fact that our subscribers want to be exposed to them for learning purposes.<br>
<br>However, this does not mean that other languages are excluded, especially in cases like welcoming messages and felicitations. A sizable percentage of our members are from places other than Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand, and a lot of them are not Christian or even of Christian background. I want all of them to feel as welcome and validated as everyone else.<br>
<br>Global communication is advancing rapidly, and Lowlands-L is an international community in which all sorts of voices can and should be heard.<br><br>Regards,<br>Reinhard/Ron<br>Seattle, USA<br><br>----------<br><br>From: <span class="gD">Hellinckx Luc</span> <span class="go"><a href="mailto:luc.hellinckx@gmail.com">luc.hellinckx@gmail.com</a></span><div class="iw">
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Subject: <span class="gI">LL-L "Language use"<br><br></span>Beste Ingmar,<div><br><div><div>You wrote:</div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><div><div>
What are you talking about, Bult, what's bothering you? Hopefully not my
wishes for the sacrifice Festival, you won't be that little-minded? It
can't be that we can wish people a good Saint Nicholas or Christmas
according to you, but not Khanuka, Ramadhan or Holi festival?<br>
Why couldn't we, maybe because these religions don't belong in the low lands, according to you?<br></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Not talking about Piet Bult here, but just to give you a general idea of how tolerant some of our compatriots are:</div>
<div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.standaard.be/artikel/detail.aspx?artikelid=DMF20111115_009" target="_blank">Helft Vlamingen stoort zich aan vreemde talen op straat - De Standaard</a></div><div><br></div><div>Yes, I'm living in a small country (these days). 'Nuff said.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Kind greetings,</div><div><br></div><div>Luc Hellinckx, Halle, Belgium</div></div></div><br><br></div></div><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font color="#888888"><div style="text-align:center;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">
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