On 4/19/07, Marnen Laibow-Koser <marnen@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Apr 19, 2007, at 4:05 PM, Timothy Hunt wrote: > Hey Carol, > > I have to say... I think this is mean. [...] Just so we're all understanding each other properly...I assume you are using "mean" in the British sense of "stingy, cheap", not in the American sense of "rude, impolite". Am I right? If I'm right, then I think I agree with you. Ziggurat Con sounds like a great cause, but LL could probably be handling the idea better.
A bit of both, actually, but yes, worth reminding people that the English I speak is sometimes different from the English you speak. :) Timothy