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Old August 13, 2008, 08:30 PM
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I'll miss your insightful comments Alfonso.

I tried to mediate as best I know how. Hopefully I'll get better at this.

What I've learned from this is I need to define some basic rules of conduct for the forums, not to repress everyone, but so we all have a goal to try to achieve.
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Creo que te has precipitado un poco, pero es tu decisión. Yo también te echaré de menos.
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Bueno no se si leerás esto, pero me da pena que te vayas por tu gran colaboración en este tiempo, y mayor dominio de la gramática que yo.
No obstante, me parece que se ha sobredimensionado mucho el asunto, poli se ha disculpado, y como ya avisé "se lee muy rápido lo que otros escriben y se piensa poco lo que uno escribe" (y yo el primero). Con esto no me refiero a los últimos posts, sino a los que empezaron el asunto. Pasa igual con los emails, que habría que repasarlos anets de enviarlos.
Sinceramente espero que te lo pienses y vuelvas.Sino, nos vemos por los bares
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Old August 14, 2008, 05:42 AM
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Hay grandes felizes historias de gente throwing barbs o en la cultura afro-americana llamada doing (doin') the dozens en que amigos metafóricamente tiran púas (verbales) uno a otro. La práctica agudece el engenio de los que la práctica. La regla es: si tira una púa tiene aceptar que su que el recipiente volverá una púa con el mismo amor.

Este ejersicio en engenio termine cuando una persona tira una púa y la otra persona no responde. Si no reponde y sigue recibiendo púas la amistad se convierte a una relación de abusador/victima o maestro dictador/estudiante terrorizado. El engenio se convierte a amargadura.

Si una persona throws barbs pero se insulta cuando recibe la pua de vuelta tambien el ejericio termine. Asi es lo que pasó con Alfonso en mi opinion.

De verdad pido perdón a la gente del foro, porque Alfondo renunció for mi y él añadaba mucho aquí.
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Hay grandes felizes historias de gente throwing barbs o en la cultura afro-americana llamada doing (doin') the dozens en que amigos metafóricamente tiran púas (verbales) uno a otro. La práctica agudece el engenio de los que la práctica. La regla es: si tira una púa tiene aceptar que su que el recipiente volverá una púa con el mismo amor.

Este ejercicio en engenio termine cuando una persona tira una púa y la otra persona no responde. Si no reponde y sigue recibiendo púas la amistad se convierte a una relación de abusador/victima o maestro dictador/estudiante terrorizado. El engenio (se convierte en ana amargadura.)

Si una persona throws barbs pero se insulta cuando recibe la pua de vuelta tambien el ejericio termine. Asi es lo que pasó con Alfonso en mi opinion.

De verdad pido perdón a la gente del foro, porque Alfondo renunció for mi y él añadaba mucho aquí.

Before an lil corrections about.


My own comment about of this problem with Alfonso and Poli.



Mirén chicos, quizas yo no soy alguien muy comnotado por aquí, pero los insultos ofensivos no llevan a ningún lado jamáz, casi siempre nunca estube de acuerdo con varias cosas que decia Alfonso, pero me he dicho a mi mismo, el me corrige porque el sabé lo que dice entonces toma las correcciones para tu propio conocimiento, es de humanos saber disculparse y aceptar la disculpa pero no tener el orgullo por encima de los pelos.-


Creo que aquí hay un claro ejemplo de mala intencion alfonso no acepta disculpas que un hombre le dio, eso se llama egoismo, hombre hay que aceptar la vida como es, la gente como es, siempre un viejo te dira la verdad por muy fea y dolorosa que sea pero de esos sabios consejos aprende a tomar lo que mas te sirva, creo que Poli, se ha disculpado contigo feo un error en el momento de risas o enojos o también en los juegos mismos decimos cosas sin querer, siempre he comentado con Rusty, David, con Alfonso everybody en los foros y cuando algo no me gusta se los digo como deve de ser, si estas tomando la decisicion de irte, marcharte y salir enojado como si tuvieras una derrota muy marcada, dejame decirte que tomaste el camino incorrecto, porque das a conocer que no tiene la autoestima bien presente, dejame comentarte que también es de hombres saber aceptar las disculpas, no creo que tu seas perfecto para nunca decir ninguna leperada, no seas orgulloso si es que ves este post si no se los digo a todo mundo no importa las edades lo que importa es el amor a algo que tenemos en comun y la cual nos tiene aqui todos los dias postiando o que no.? Por favor respetemonos como humanos que somos por cualquiera que sea nuestro defecto sin importar de donde eres o quién eres.

Siempre hay que aceptar nuestros errores aún así sean miles que hayamos cometido, hay que saberlos afrontar con la frente en alto, y nunca cojear, yo me disculpo si alguna vez ofendi, a alguien en el foro, y David no creo que sea buena idea borrar los post tengan lo que tengan, por que para mí eso es ocultar la verdad, es tu foro si lo sé, y tu lo administras como tu creas conveniente hacerlo, pero en mi opinión si valé o no, dejalos así vemos de nuestros errores como HUMANOS, no computadoras que siempre las cosas que hacen los hacen bién y eso entre comillas.

Saludos.

Posdata. Que mal por ti Alfonso, no eras santo de mi devocion pero fuiste muy útil para mi aprendisaje, como sea deseo que te valla mejor, y que todos tus objetivos se cumplan yo te considero una gran persona que muchos virtudes que aun quizas tu no sabes que tienes, solo mirate al espero y preguntate Quién soy? y Porque lo soy.? asi veras quién eres y quien serás.
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Changing the subject a little bit and going back to its original question, I did some research and found the following......... especiallyc.1400, from O.Fr. especial "pre-eminent, important," from L. specialis "belonging to a particular kind or species," from species "kind." Latin words with initial sp-, st-, sc- usually acquired an e- when borrowed by O.Fr.

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1616, "to indicate specially," from special (q.v.). Sense of "engage in a special study or line of business" is first attested 1881; biological sense is from 1851. Specialzation is recorded from 1843. Specialist is first attested 1856 (originally in the medical sense).

I would say that the meaning above for "specially" is pointing more towards the meaning for "specialty....don't you think?

But then I looked up specialty and this is what it said....

specialtyc.1330, from M.Fr. especialte, variant of specialite, from L. specialitatem (nom. specialitas) "peculiarity," from specialis (see special). Speciality is attested from 1432; Fr. form spécialité (esp. in ref. to restaurant dishes) is recorded from 1839.
I guess this is why some people get confused!

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Changing the subject a little bit and going back to its original question, I did some research and found the following......... especiallyc.1400, from O.Fr. especial "pre-eminent, important," from L. specialis "belonging to a particular kind or species," from species "kind." Latin words with initial sp-, st-, sc- usually acquired an e- when borrowed by O.Fr.

specially
1616, "to indicate specially," from special (q.v.). Sense of "engage in a special study or line of business" is first attested 1881; biological sense is from 1851. Specialzation is recorded from 1843. Specialist is first attested 1856 (originally in the medical sense).

I would say that the meaning above for "specially" is pointing more towards the meaning for "specialty....don't you think?

But then I looked up specialty and this is what it said....

specialtyc.1330, from M.Fr. especialte, variant of specialite, from L. specialitatem (nom. specialitas) "peculiarity," from specialis (see special). Speciality is attested from 1432; Fr. form spécialité (esp. in ref. to restaurant dishes) is recorded from 1839.
I guess this is why some people get confused!

Thanks, Elaina.Lovely research and presentation (Oh God, I sound like a teacher). But this won't make me forget you are trying to steal MY Pierce Brosnan...
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I can't steal what is rightfully mine, can I? I can say this because I saw him first.........waaaaay before he started playing James, James Bond.

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I can't steal what is rightfully mine, can I? I can say this because I saw him first.........waaaaay before he started playing James, James Bond.

Remember Remington Steele? God, the guy is so classy. And he gets better with age! ( I'm being all nice and chummy in case Sosia reads this post...)
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Yes! That is exactly right! Remington Steele.....precious.

We mustn't get Sosia upset......he is, after all THE MIDNIGHT something or other....wait.......Nocturnal Merry Wanderer....I don't know that that name fits him.....it reminds me of Robin Hood.

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