Comments for Free-D http://dgratisdigital.com/WordPress/freed Another Dgratisdigital.com Blog Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:56:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 Comment on When in Rome… by Catherine Elizabeth Deeley http://dgratisdigital.com/WordPress/freed/2007/06/29/when-in-rome%e2%80%a6/#comment-97 Catherine Elizabeth Deeley Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:23:35 +0000 http://dgratisdigital.com/WordPress/freed/2007/06/29/when-in-rome%e2%80%a6/#comment-97 <strong>Catherine Elizabeth Deeley...</strong> I Googled for something completely different, but found your page...and have to say thanks. nice read.... Catherine Elizabeth Deeley…

I Googled for something completely different, but found your page…and have to say thanks. nice read….

]]> Comment on Growing pains by Alicia http://dgratisdigital.com/WordPress/freed/2007/06/15/growing-pains/#comment-58 Alicia Tue, 26 Jun 2007 21:27:09 +0000 http://dgratisdigital.com/WordPress/freed/2007/06/15/growing-pains/#comment-58 I feel it's only fair to let you know that some of us here understand and enjoy your articles. And, more often than not, I agree with your opinions about Spanish way of life in general, and Salamanca's in particular, even though I am not a "guiri" but a true native of the place. On the other hand, although your English is too difficult for my pupils, I occasionally pin one of your pages on the board or use some of the paragraphs or sentences to illustrate some theorical points. So, keep the good work ... I always read your page first! Alicia I feel it’s only fair to let you know that some of us here understand and enjoy your articles. And, more often than not, I agree with your opinions about Spanish way of life in general, and Salamanca’s in particular, even though I am not a “guiri” but a true native of the place.
On the other hand, although your English is too difficult for my pupils, I occasionally pin one of your pages on the board or use some of the paragraphs or sentences to illustrate some theorical points.
So, keep the good work … I always read your page first!
Alicia

]]> Comment on The Cassandra Complex by Gordon http://dgratisdigital.com/WordPress/freed/2007/04/19/the-cassandra-complex/#comment-4 Gordon Tue, 24 Apr 2007 11:37:39 +0000 http://dgratisdigital.com/WordPress/freed/2007/04/19/the-cassandra-complex/#comment-4 I suppose (hope) that I’m not the first to point this out, but, do you really think this was a clever thing to put down in print, and, especially, to have posted on Internet? “ … I’ve always felt that in any case, Salamanca represents an extremely soft and potentially high profile target, and one where security goes no further that a smiling gorilla at the door: a suicide bomber in the Camelot disco during the summer would clearly have a far greater impact internationally than an attack on the airbase.” And, no, I don’t think Al Qaeda needs people to do their scouting for them, but how wise is it to “name the beast”? “I don’t write this to raise alarm bells so much as to reflect upon the strange unreality of our attitudes to the perceived threat, which is clearly fuelled and perpetuated by the media.” Exactly. So, why do it? Paco el escocés I suppose (hope) that I’m not the first to point this out, but, do you really think this was a clever thing to put down in print, and, especially, to have posted on Internet?

“ … I’ve always felt that in any case, Salamanca represents an extremely soft and potentially high profile target, and one where security goes no further that a smiling gorilla at the door: a suicide bomber in the Camelot disco during the summer would clearly have a far greater impact internationally than an attack on the airbase.”

And, no, I don’t think Al Qaeda needs people to do their scouting for them, but how wise is it to “name the beast”?

“I don’t write this to raise alarm bells so much as to reflect upon the strange unreality of our attitudes to the perceived threat, which is clearly fuelled and perpetuated by the media.”

Exactly.

So, why do it?

Paco el escocés

]]> Comment on A serious Bunny by Felipe http://dgratisdigital.com/WordPress/freed/2007/04/03/a-serious-bunny/#comment-2 Felipe Thu, 19 Apr 2007 15:52:10 +0000 http://dgratisdigital.com/WordPress/freed/2007/04/03/a-serious-bunny/#comment-2 La mayoría de las ocasiones no entiendo "ni papa" de lo que dice la página de inglés, y me paso horas averiguando las expresiones y las palabras que utiliza el redactor. Eso me sirve para aprender un poquito más cada día, y presumir de mi inglés "de toda la vida" preñado con un montón de palabras ininteligibles para el resto. Espero ansioso el siguiente artículo. La mayoría de las ocasiones no entiendo “ni papa” de lo que dice la página de inglés, y me paso horas averiguando las expresiones y las palabras que utiliza el redactor.
Eso me sirve para aprender un poquito más cada día, y presumir de mi inglés “de toda la vida” preñado con un montón de palabras ininteligibles para el resto.

Espero ansioso el siguiente artículo.

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