Wie bitte? Le chiedo scusa? Pardon!? Cardota 'ch bardynu? I beg your pardon?
What gives? You're not the latest GWHG victim to be stolen by Google or something, are you?
> You've all been great!
As for that, I'm not so sure. I for one am terribly cantankerous and grouchy in the morning before I have my first coffee, something which seriously affects my overall greatness...
> Wie bitte? > Le chiedo scusa? > Pardon!? > Cardota 'ch bardynu? > I beg your pardon?
> What gives? You're not the latest GWHG victim to be stolen by Google > or something, are you?
> > You've all been great!
> As for that, I'm not so sure. I for one am terribly cantankerous and > grouchy in the morning before I have my first coffee, something which > seriously affects my overall greatness...
> Polyglots are allowed a little leeway in the morning - they just have > so much more to remember ;-)
Don't you swear at me ;-)
To be fair, I only speak three of those, and one of these only haltingly with a terrible accent; so I'm really only a Bilingual who can also get by in French, I guess. I had to look the Welsh & the Italian up; but whatever the case may be, I am most DEFINITELY not an American ;-)
However... no matter which language you put it in, I'm still concerned that JLH suddenly seems to have said his farewells rather suddenly and unceremoniously...
I know the Cardinal asked the question:
> That said, Google is increasingly pointing webmasters this > direction and I wonder (again) what would happen if the big time > regulars here were to walk away?
Sorry to say I didn't recognise the Welsh translation, even though I can see the Principality on a clear day!
I'm very new here but am conscious of what a huge gap has been left by John Mu's departure, and another departure by a senior poster would hit the Group hard - I simply didn't know what to make of JLH's enigmatic post. If the most authoritative posters are being recruited then best of luck to them, and endless congratulations, but it would a great loss to the Group.
> > Polyglots are allowed a little leeway in the morning - they just have > > so much more to remember ;-)
> Don't you swear at me ;-)
> To be fair, I only speak three of those, and one of these only > haltingly with a terrible accent; so I'm really only a Bilingual who > can also get by in French, I guess. > I had to look the Welsh & the Italian up; but whatever the case may > be, I am most DEFINITELY not an American ;-)
> However... no matter which language you put it in, I'm still concerned > that JLH suddenly seems to have said his farewells rather suddenly and > unceremoniously...
> I know the Cardinal asked the question:
> > That said, Google is increasingly pointing webmasters this > > direction and I wonder (again) what would happen if the big time > > regulars here were to walk away?
> Oh dear I hope this is only temporary as your valuable contributions > and advice will be sorely missed.
Agreed
I shot John a mail, and for the moment I doubt he's coming back (I'm not speaking for JLH in any capacity). TBH I'm really beginning to know how he feels.
> I shot John a mail, and for the moment I doubt he's coming back (I'm > not speaking for JLH in any capacity).
Yup, I sent him an email on Sunday and he seemed pretty disillusioned with the place in his reply.
> TBH I'm really beginning to know how he feels.
Well... I've made the crack about being abandoned behind enemy lines in jest before now, but it's certainly beginning to feel like that in here at times.
