Comments on: Pre-Colonial Writing? http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2007/05/15/pre-colonial-writing/ a linguist without a language Fri, 11 Jun 2010 04:48:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: jangari http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2007/05/15/pre-colonial-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-1700 jangari Sat, 15 Mar 2008 05:38:56 +0000 http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2007/05/15/pre-colonial-writing/#comment-1700 Googling yourself again, Timothy? Googling yourself again, Timothy?

]]> By: Timothy Sparks http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2007/05/15/pre-colonial-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-1694 Timothy Sparks Sat, 15 Mar 2008 02:47:26 +0000 http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2007/05/15/pre-colonial-writing/#comment-1694 I rarely comment on my own pieces, but am chuffed to find this humourous true story lifted from Column 8 and given another chance of being laughed at. Timothy Sparks Cudal NSW (centre of the universe) I rarely comment on my own pieces, but am chuffed to find this humourous true story lifted from Column 8 and given another chance of being laughed at.
Timothy Sparks
Cudal NSW (centre of the universe)

]]> By: bulanjdjan http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2007/05/15/pre-colonial-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-254 bulanjdjan Fri, 18 May 2007 01:52:16 +0000 http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2007/05/15/pre-colonial-writing/#comment-254 You know, with a change of tense, the statement would change from the absurd: <i>'that was the way the Aborigines spelt it’</i> to the formidable: <i>'that is the way the Aborigines spell it’</i> You know, with a change of tense, the statement would change from the absurd:

‘that was the way the Aborigines spelt it’

to the formidable:

‘that is the way the Aborigines spell it’

]]> By: Jangari http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2007/05/15/pre-colonial-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-252 Jangari Thu, 17 May 2007 06:20:04 +0000 http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2007/05/15/pre-colonial-writing/#comment-252 (I've updated the link to the archived entry.) No, this is the entire piece. It isn't their style to do anything but let the absurdity speak for itself. (I’ve updated the link to the archived entry.)

No, this is the entire piece. It isn’t their style to do anything but let the absurdity speak for itself.

]]> By: bulanjdjan http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2007/05/15/pre-colonial-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-251 bulanjdjan Thu, 17 May 2007 06:15:56 +0000 http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2007/05/15/pre-colonial-writing/#comment-251 Did column 8 remark upon the absurdity? Can't be bothered trying to find Tuesday's version... Did column 8 remark upon the absurdity? Can’t be bothered trying to find Tuesday’s version…

]]> By: Cooper http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2007/05/15/pre-colonial-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-253 Cooper Wed, 16 May 2007 12:25:08 +0000 http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2007/05/15/pre-colonial-writing/#comment-253 One giggles awfully more than one should given the circumstance one finds oneself in... One giggles awfully more than one should given the circumstance one finds oneself in…

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