[Buddha-l] FW: Three year Research Associate, UK, Indian & Buddhist theories of self

[jkirk]

Joanna asked:

> Hi Stephen
> Please send the correct spelling!!
>
> Desperately orthographical Joanna

>>Tut, tut Joanna !  You should know it's spelt "disparately" ?  (Note that
"spelt" is correct for English English).  But the Japanese you wanted is
"arigatô gozaimasu".

JK--Well--I almost got it right!!! (I do not have diacritics on my PC)
 Is "tut tut" English English? What does that mean :) ?

>>It is also surprising to note that several forms of English now spoken in
these parts are completely lacking in the words "please" and "thank-you",
although a vestigial equivalent of "please" is often heard in the form of
"gimme".  Has the same phenomena arisen over there ?

JK--ah yes--hear one still hears a lot of "Thank you", not so many "Please,"
but on radio programs when a guest is told "thank you," the common reply
these days that really grates, is "My pleasure,"
Or even worse: "Always a pleasure."          [Aaaargh] 
What ever happened to "You're welcome?"  

Speaking of "spelt," it's also a kind of grain that is getting faddish among
organic eaters this side of the kala pani. Do they eat it in England?  
Joanna

Best wishes,
Stephen Hodge 


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