Re: Celtic Origins



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JMB wrote:

"Eric Stevens" <eric.stevens@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 20:46:59 -0000, "JMB"
<johnmbyrne(remove)@mysmart.ie> wrote:

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At this point I can hear poor Bernard spluttering. :-)

You were the person who introduced the subject of Swedes. Now you
are
the person waxing indignant about the mention of Sweden by Bernard.

He is the idiot that started claiming that because there was no
country
called Sweden during the time in question, I cannot use the term Swede
to
refer to the ancestors of the people who currently live in the modern
country called Sweden. So tell me Eric, what came first? Sweden, or
Swedes?

Obviously a root crop has nothing to do with "Sweden" -other than it
is grown there too, and the root crop would remain the same name
irrespective of the nation in which it was grown (except in the USA
were it also has a different name)!


Who is talking about root crops The Seppo? Note the capital "S", making
it
a person, normally from Sweden, although in the context here, it is their
ancestors being discussed.

A name is spelled with a capital letter (standard practise). It is not
limited to people names, if you observe the fact that nation names are
also spelled with capital letter - as is numerous other names for
places, products, trade names, Botany, Microbiology, Zoology.......
etc etc.....

Then the context should clarify it, although that assumes a little bit of
intelligence, something you don't actually have.


Of course then there is the first word in every sentence is spelled
with a leading capital - and then there are the lazy people who simply
don't use any capitals at all for anything...... and a Swede is a
swede is a root vegetable.

You need to read a dictionary once in a while before commenting on the
meanings of words. (and actually read the whole entry, not just one part as
you did elsewhere on this thread) Try this for starters:
http://www.google.ie/search?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&oi=defmore&defl=en&q=define:swede


Plus I'm sure there are a number of people not
actually from Sweden who would consider themselves Swedes, and a number
who
are from Sweden, but who would not consider themselves Swedes.

But the question is, how difficult is it to use an UNIQUE, already
existing, common term for the people, "Swedish", that follows
recognised conventions as in "English", "Spanish" and "Finnish"? When
a person is seen to deliberately be obnoxious, then the term "Swedish"
cannot be mistaken as added abuse, like "Swede" CAN be interpreted to
intend.

Only an idiot would think it was intended as abude in this context. So that
explains why you would interpret it as such I guess.

You have a long history of abuse toward Inger - and you resorting to
abuse against her is not uncommon, or unexpected given your history of
it.

I have never seen such abundant use of the term "Swede" for a person
as I have here - at the same time I have never seen such abundant
abuse of one person of Swedish origin either.

Google provides:
Results 1 - 10 of about 171,000,000 for Swedish
Results 1 - 10 of about 3,560,000 for Swede

So we see that the term "swede" is used 170 MILLION fewer times than
the more correct term, and THAT includes all references to the root
vegetable as well.

Note the definition here:
http://www.answers.com/swede&r=67

On that basis and given your history it is ODDS ON that your intent is
abusive when using the term.


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SIR - Philosopher unauthorised
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