Sigvald about Scandinavian English

[Ole Reichstein Nielsen]

Sigvald wrote in DCML Digest, Vol 3, Issue 59:
>But I am sure I also speak for other Scandinavians here when I ask all here
>with English as their mothertongue to remember that English is a language
>with a huge vocabulary. This means that we scandinavians can't know
>absulutely every English word. And parts of our vocabulary is naturally
>picked up from Hollywood films - that's why I and other Scandinavians my
>have what you may see as a somewhat "offensive" style when using English.

You clearly haven't learned a thing from the previous weeks of agonizing
and repetitive 'discussions' on this list. Please, do not... I repeat, DO
NOT express such certainty of something which you do not and can not know.

Unless you happen to be a spokesperson for someone else, who might then
be referred to by name, you are in no position to make your cause one of
all Norwegians, Scandinavians or whatever silent majority you are claiming
to be sharing your views.

And just to pre-empt your answer: in this context "(other) Scandinavians"
is not as specific as "some Scandinavians" or "all Scandinavians", but will
most likely be read as meaning "all - except for an insignificant few -
Scandinavians".

The rest of the message I'm not going to bother dignifying with a comment.
Its absurd excuse for logic speaks for itself, if it makes sense at all.

-- Ole