[Buddha-l] Re: Greetings from Oviedo

[Chan Fu]

On 10/7/05, Stephen Hodge <s.hodge at padmacholing.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
> Chan Fu wrote:
>
> >> "If the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki had not ocurred..."
>
> > If I was abbot, I'd have your ass just for that first "if"
>
> Oh dear, yet another smart-arse on this list !  If I were abbot, I'd send
> you off for basic English lessons.  Never heard of the conditional ?   So I
> rephrase:  "It is difficult to determine who would have ultimately prevailed
> if the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki had not ocurred".  Perfectly clear
> and coherent.
>
> Best wishes,
> Stephen Hodge

If you have a problem with my english, be assured
that the Buddha didn't speak it. But ok then, next time
I'll say "arse".