Comments on: The ‘Endowment Fund’ – A letter to the Herald http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2007/05/10/the-endowment-fund-a-letter-to-the-herald/ a linguist without a language Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:47:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jangari http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2007/05/10/the-endowment-fund-a-letter-to-the-herald/comment-page-1/#comment-250 Jangari Tue, 15 May 2007 04:44:09 +0000 http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2007/05/10/the-endowment-fund-a-letter-to-the-herald/#comment-250 Thanks Bulanjdjan. There are plenty more too, I'll be changing them every few days or so. And... after August, I should have many many more! Thanks Bulanjdjan. There are plenty more too, I’ll be changing them every few days or so.
And… after August, I should have many many more!

]]> By: bulanjdjan http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2007/05/10/the-endowment-fund-a-letter-to-the-herald/comment-page-1/#comment-249 bulanjdjan Tue, 15 May 2007 04:34:57 +0000 http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2007/05/10/the-endowment-fund-a-letter-to-the-herald/#comment-249 I love the new header background image (liked the last one too)! I love the new header background image (liked the last one too)!

]]> By: Jangari http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2007/05/10/the-endowment-fund-a-letter-to-the-herald/comment-page-1/#comment-248 Jangari Fri, 11 May 2007 05:25:17 +0000 http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2007/05/10/the-endowment-fund-a-letter-to-the-herald/#comment-248 Thanks Alejna, it got second-from-prime position. Thanks Alejna, it got second-from-prime position.

]]> By: alejna http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2007/05/10/the-endowment-fund-a-letter-to-the-herald/comment-page-1/#comment-247 alejna Thu, 10 May 2007 23:35:56 +0000 http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2007/05/10/the-endowment-fund-a-letter-to-the-herald/#comment-247 Congrats on getting your letter in the paper. That's great. (Also, thanks for explaining the bit about the IRT comment business. I was among the confused. Which is not all that unusual, actually.) Congrats on getting your letter in the paper. That’s great.

(Also, thanks for explaining the bit about the IRT comment business. I was among the confused. Which is not all that unusual, actually.)

]]> By: Jangari http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2007/05/10/the-endowment-fund-a-letter-to-the-herald/comment-page-1/#comment-246 Jangari Thu, 10 May 2007 21:58:10 +0000 http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2007/05/10/the-endowment-fund-a-letter-to-the-herald/#comment-246 Cassie, the antipodean blogging tradition has its roots more in the British Memorandum nomenclature rather than internet chatspeak, the latter of which is noted mainly for its acronyms. Thus, we use <i>Re:</i> and not <i>IRT</i>. I'm sure <a href="http://wishydig.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Michael</a> has more to say about this. Well, alright, I am being perhaps a little bit facetious, and trying to rationalise my irrational fear of <i>utterly unpronounceable</i> acronyms and initialisms. Cassie is writing in reply to a comment of mine on another blog, in case anyone thinks they missed something. Another violation of blog etiquette! (S'alright Cassie, I don't mind) Cassie, the antipodean blogging tradition has its roots more in the British Memorandum nomenclature rather than internet chatspeak, the latter of which is noted mainly for its acronyms. Thus, we use Re: and not IRT. I’m sure Michael has more to say about this.

Well, alright, I am being perhaps a little bit facetious, and trying to rationalise my irrational fear of utterly unpronounceable acronyms and initialisms.

Cassie is writing in reply to a comment of mine on another blog, in case anyone thinks they missed something. Another violation of blog etiquette! (S’alright Cassie, I don’t mind)

]]> By: Cassie Blaine http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2007/05/10/the-endowment-fund-a-letter-to-the-herald/comment-page-1/#comment-245 Cassie Blaine Thu, 10 May 2007 14:02:49 +0000 http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2007/05/10/the-endowment-fund-a-letter-to-the-herald/#comment-245 IRT? Really?!? And you call yourself a linguist?!?!? You can't even recognize blogspeak when you see it....sheesh. IRT= In Regards To It started in the online-forum world where it's a bit more difficult to keep different conversations in order. It quickly made the jump to blogging when people started responding to multiple comments within the same comment. EX: IRT SallyBlogger: Blah blah blah blah IRT JoeBlowBlogger: Blah blah blah blah There ya' go. Your history lesson for the day. ;-) [that's the blogging symbol for winking....just so you're not confused.] IRT? Really?!? And you call yourself a linguist?!?!? You can’t even recognize blogspeak when you see it….sheesh.

IRT= In Regards To

It started in the online-forum world where it’s a bit more difficult to keep different conversations in order. It quickly made the jump to blogging when people started responding to multiple comments within the same comment.

EX: IRT SallyBlogger: Blah blah blah blah
IRT JoeBlowBlogger: Blah blah blah blah

There ya’ go. Your history lesson for the day. ;-) [that's the blogging symbol for winking....just so you're not confused.]

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