textbook recommendation

[VShell]

On Fri, 18 Aug 2000, Kat Tancock wrote:
> Most
> people say "the Ukraine" as an old habit, not as a means of stating that
> they think Ukrainians are nothing but a subset of Russians.

I am not addressing those who belong to the subset "most".  As I stated
previously, it's when they "insist on using the term after being asked NOT
to".

And for the record, I recognized the original posting that started this
thread as a "slip up", and did not comment on it, nor to the author via
private correspondence.  It was only when the intransigent postings began
arriving (how dare ignorant Ukrainian nationalists dictate English
grammatical usage) that I reacted.

> It will slowly
> slip out of usage, and that's a natural part of the evolution of languages.
> It's certainly not something that should be ignored, especially in written
> publications, but in email or conversation?! I think we all have better
> things to do and think about that this. And if not, we need to reevaluate.

Don't patronize me.  I can evaluate my priorities and allocation of time
resources on my own just fine.  I also can and do relax - and its not for
you to tell me when or how.

-- Stepan

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