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2007/02/01 01:53:23
David Otto
Re: [OL] Germans in the greater Cincinnati area		 Datum 2007/02/01 02:31:48
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Re: [OL] Germans in the greater Cincinnati area
2007/02/01 01:11:41
Uwe G. Pommerening
Re: [OL] English capitalization		 Betreff 2007/02/22 00:37:54
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Re: [OL] English capitalization
2007/02/01 01:53:23
David Otto
Re: [OL] Germans in the greater Cincinnati area		 Autor 2007/02/01 15:27:01
David Otto
Re: [OL] Germans in the greater Cincinnati area

Re: [OL] English capitalization

Date: 2007/02/01 02:02:00
From: David Otto <ddotto(a)adelphia.net> 

My apologies Uwe, I think I know what you meant now.

Maybe you mean if I say to you UWE POMMERENING I am shouting, or yelling at
you (?)  We call this an internet "thing" that we raise our voice.  We think
that this is rude, or poor manners.

I hope this is what you meant.

Regards,

Dave



-----Original Message-----
From: oldenburg-l-bounces(a)genealogy.net
[mailto:oldenburg-l-bounces(a)genealogy.net] On Behalf Of Uwe G. Pommerening
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 7:08 PM
To: Oldenburg-L
Subject: Re: [OL] English capitalization

Hello David, read all my email, then you undersatand what was meant.
Tschüß
Uwe G.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Otto" <ddotto(a)adelphia.net>
To: "'Oldenburg-L'" <oldenburg-l(a)genealogy.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 12:56 AM
Subject: [OL] English capitalization


> Hallo Uwe,
>
> I do not think that this is a true statement about Americans and when/why
we
> capitalize names.  These are what we call in English "proper nouns" and
they
> always begin with a capital letter.  So Joseph Brown is only properly
> spelled if the "J" and "B" are capitals.
>
> Unlike German when all nouns begin with capitals, here a dog is spelled as
> "dog" und nicht Hund oder "Dog" :)
>
> Bis Spater,
>
> David
>
> I learned that some people in the USA use capitalization of names only if
> they want to express if/that the person is something negative???....You
may
> explaine to me please. Here in Germany this does not apply and as I know
in
> other European countries neither. We are living in a global world and use
> Internet therefor things should be done more professional helping all of
us
> in Europe, the U.S.A and R.O.W.
>
> Let me hear about your view of this subject?
>
> Rgds
> Uwe G. (POMMERENING)
>
>
>
>
>
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