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I previously said:

>If it's only in Spanish it can't have been very important!!

And just to end it all on my part, I would ask everyone to try and at least
understand the context of what the original posting was actually supposed to
be in.

The emphasis was supposed to be on the word 'ONLY' and not the word
'SPANISH'.

If I had wanted to truly offend anyone for some perverse reason I would have
written it something like: 'If it's in Spanish, It can't have been very
important'

In other words, there we all were scrambling round trying to translate it
into something we could all understand (not just English) when if it had
been that important it would all have been done for us. Again this is not my
opinion, but was a glib joke.

I had to endure a lot of abuse and comments from people who automatically
assumed that (even though I was joking) I actually made reference to it only
being in Spanish therefore it can't have been important because Spanish was
the language it was in.

However I can't have it both ways and make a comment, have it taken wrongly,
and then expect everyone to make it perfectly clear in their replies, and
not to make a mistake or misunderstand. I have been guilty of this myself in
the past. I am perfectly capable and willing to take this on the chin and
learn to 'double read' everything before I click the send button. I notice
all the people I have respect for on this list seem to be suggesting that as
a solution, rather than making rash accusations and wagging fingers.

Well there we go, I have learnt a lesson, I hope some others have as well.

Regards and don't eat too much turkey (I mean the bird turkey, not the
country!)


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