Hi, Sorry for the double post on two lists but I'm struggling with a deadline for early am tomorrow morning (European time) and need your help. It's an ...
In the years I lived in Venezuela, when talking about "el continente negro" they were referring to the African Continent...hope it helps...  Llubinka...
... I think there are certainly some people who would take the traditional "Dark Continent" as insulting, although it did definitely refer to it being...
Referirse a África como el continente negro es muy corriente en España y carece de connotaciones. No creo que exista algo semejante, tan neutro, en inglés....
Leon, Michael, Pedro, and all other colleagues who participated: I am inclined to share Michael's opinion, in that the lexicon of non-linguists in South and...
I'm guessing it might be too late to respond, but for future reference this might be helpful. There is a chain of amusement parks here in the US associated...
... raging rivers and the like. In their advertisements which were widely aired, they referred to Africa as the Dark Continent As you rightly suggested,...
I'm a British English speaker, but I share your reluctance to use "dark continent", and I would avoid it on the grounds that it could cause offence, sticking...
Did the American CEO say that? If it is a transcript of what was actually said, then I'd likely leave it in. Otherwise, I'd just use "Africa" unless there is...
ANYWAY, it would not be "dark continent" since that is "continente oscuro". Continente negro = Black Continent [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Hi, Sorry about this spam sent to the list. The moderators are looking into it to see what happened. Leon -- Blog: http://leonhunter.com/blog/ Facebook...
Sorry for the spam from my email before...wish to know how they hacked it!!!! Never open a link or attachment if you are not sure....much less if a message...
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¡Vaya! Parece que ha llegado un *espam* a la lista... ¡¡Eso os pasa por no participar durante tanto tiempo!! Por lo menos (aunque nos llegue un* espam*)...
Hi, This is a question that many Americans probably can't answer -- but would you say that programme (for computer programs) has been completely phased out?...
... Cambridge University Press style guide says: 'Spellings Use British English (analyse, labour, programme; but computer program). Make spelling consistent...
Hi Leon, Here's the United Nations English Editorial Manual: <http://69.94.137.26/editorialcontrol/index.htm> The UN uses follows the usage of the Oxford...
... Hi Daryl, Many thanks for the response and the useful resource too! I'm sorry but your message got caught up in the spam folder for some reason. Thanks to...
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On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 7:21 AM, DOLORES N. MORALES ... Dolores, you need to let us know when the problems with your account or computer are resolved. Until...
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Hello everyone, I am very sad to inform you all that one of our longtime members, Betina Frisone, lost her beloved daughter Maria in a highway accident early...
Unfortunately, we're seeing more and more webmail accounts being hacked, or webmail senders' addresses being "spoofed". The rule always has to be that any...
