Olympus-OM
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [OM] Black vs Chrome/Titanium WAS: OM-2S question

Subject: Re: [OM] Black vs Chrome/Titanium WAS: OM-2S question
From: Glen Lowry <lowry@xxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 18:21:54 -0800
Volkhart Baumgaertner wrote:
> 
> Yo Glen Lowry,
> 
> on Fri, 28 Jan 2000 11:27:50 -0800, you wrote:
> 
> >First off the correct spelling is colour.  I'm not sure where folks are
> >getting this color business from.  Next the colonials'll be spelling it
> >honor and humor.
> 
> Right. All three examples you gave are correct, according to my Webster's.
> The variants with the "u" are given as "chiefly British variants", so at
> least they are not completely wrong. :-)  (though they sure look odd)
> 
> >Secondly, being an anti-collection gear acquistor (no u)
> 
> But may be one more i? ;-)))

yesssirree.  but isn't all this stuff about u & i getting a bit too
personal?
> 
> >, I'm happy to
> >see the the "glass case" cats go into fits.  Too many good guitars end
> >up silent in the cold collectors' hands; too many leicas polished well
> >past perfection.
> 
> Hm, what's wrong about putting your OMs in a glass cabinet? I've been
> thinking about getting one to put my collection in to serve as a pleasure to
> the eye - that is, of course, only when I'm not using them. :-)

or is that "pleasure to the i"?

< This message was delivered via the Olympus Mailing List >
< For questions, mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
< Web Page: http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright/olympuslist.html >


<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>
Sponsored by Tako
Impressum | Datenschutz