Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 10:56:09 -0500
Subject: [WSFA] Re: English? Finnish?  Darn languages ...
From: whitroth at 5-cent.us
To: "WSFA members" <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>
Cc: wsfa-forum at yahoogroups.com
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>

Michael Walsh wrote:
>> <whitroth at 5-cent.us> 11/11/2010 10:02 AM >>>
>>Michael Walsh wrote:
>>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/nov/09/hannu-rajaniemi-quantum-thie=
> f=
>>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/32ourwn
>>
>>The top one gave me a 404.
>
> I generally email to both lists and because WSFAlist trims/breaks long =
> urls, I include the tinyurl version for your reading convenience.  Don't =
> want anyone to miss out on my captivating links <g>
>
Right: what I do is enclose them in <>, and all mail readers seem to
understand that's a URL, and not break 'em.

>> When I got to the review...
>
> Well .... it wasn't a review, it was a piece about the author.
>
Picky, picky. > The book  - in both cloth & trade pb - has sold out three
printings (no, I
> =
> don't know the quantity) in the UK.   Tor has it out next year.
>
>>I don't want to
>>read the plot, dammit!
<snip>
>>On the other hand... Finnish... Some day, I'm going to write a book, and
>>have it sprinkled with quotes in Cymry (Welsh, to you) and Finnish, to =
>> get even with all the snobs who sprinkle theirs, knowing, well,
>> *everyone* knows French and Latin.
>
> Just wait for something with dialog in Baltimorese.

I think we're Finn-ished here....

      mark