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- Newsgroups: soc.culture.african
- Subject: Re: Kou-wa-banga Afrikana! (was Re: Walt Mweene Disney does UCT)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov21.213359.5650@sunvax.sun.ac.za>
- Date: 21 Nov 92 23:33:59 GMT
- Article-I.D.: sunvax.1992Nov21.213359.5650
- References: <9418@blue.cis.pitt.edu.UUCP> <1992Nov12.143143.7054@ucthpx.uct.ac.za> <BxunrF.Au5@casper.cs.uct.ac.za> <1992Nov18.201333.5643@sunvax.sun.ac.za>
- Organization: University of Stellenbosch
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- In article <1992Nov18.201333.5643@sunvax.sun.ac.za><Johan Ferreria> writes:
-
- >
- > Ek weet dat Engels die Usenet taal is, maar aangesien hierdie 'n
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- > soc.* groep is, dink ek dis geregverdig om in 'n "soc.african" taal
- > te skryf.
-
- Translation of the underlined portion :
- "I know that English is the language of Usenet,"
-
- But you chose to post in Afrikaans. To each his own, I can't stop you but
- you go on to say....
-
- >Wat is die gevoel van andere?
-
- = "What are others' feelings (/opinions)"
-
- That includes me, so I gave you mine. Weren't you ready for them?
-
- In a later article you question my patriotism. I find this incomprehensible.
- You perhaps expected me to encourage you to post in Afrikaans, especially since
- I am studying at an "Afrikaans" university.
-
- Well I'm sorry to disapoint you, but if I encourage you to post in Afrikaans,
- then I should also encourage others to write in Xhosa, Tswana, Zulu, Sotho,
- etc,etc. Last time I "checked" they were also Africans. Then we could rename
- the group s.c.a.chaos.
-
-
-
- PS. If you would like an Afrikaans translation of the above, mail me. I have
- neither the time nor the inclination to use a 'stereo' approach.
-
- James Micklem
- micklem@cs.sun.ac.za Stellenbosch University
-
- --Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker
- --Ogden Nash
-