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Op 25-11-13 21:00, Ethan Furman schreef:
> On 11/25/2013 11:53 AM, Antoon Pardon wrote:
>> Op 23-11-13 03:18, Steven D'Aprano schreef:
>>>
>>> As this is an international forum, it behoves us all to make allowances
>>> for slight difference in dialect.
>>
>> I don't see how that follows. I would say on the contrary. This being
>> an international forum people should try to reframe from burdening
>> lots of other people with expressions most people will not understand
>> or even misunderstand.
> 
> So we can assume you've made a comprehensive study of the different
> varieties of English and created a compendium of which words and/or
> phrases can be easily misunderstood?  Please share that with us, it
> would be quite helpful.

Well I can't stop you from assuming something like that, however it
wasn't implied by what I wrote.

-- 
Antoon Pardon