Brother Dave
I know you always meant well and definately you were not trivalizing Edi as you pointed. You are one of my stars on the L -fyi .I just wanted to see how we can help him improve his English language skills!
. You did not respond to my question so that confirms that you are not an HalfDie ndongo! right?
Habib Diab Ghanim
HDG
>From: Dave Manneh <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Re-Haruna Darbo
>Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 15:53:19 +0100
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>Dearest habib
>I was never putting Edi down for his mastery of the english language or lack of
>it.
>I've always suspected ( and this was confirmed by a cousin/brother)that Edi is
>in fact a very intelligent guy,and that all this stupid incoherent gibberish is
>done intentionally, that's all, nothinhg more, nothing less. So i took it upon
>myself to ask him to snap out of it:-)
>I am no Sir Trevor McDonald, and there are countless occasons when i sent
>postings to the L and realised i did not do any proof-reading or spell-
>checking, but I always trust the intelligence of the readership to grasp what i
>intended to write/say. One example being when i wrote "here are the names of
>the prophet's closest allies and much more importantly where THEY WERE died and
>buried" in my rsponse to,(I think it was Joe sambou) with regards to the
>discussion on Bilal.
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>Thanx anyway
>Manneh
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Monsieurs Dave , Haruna et Sanyang,
> >Please let us give brother Edi a break .
> >Half a loaf is better than none. I commend him for trying and
> > admitting his errors.. > > > >I can say that many of use need some brushing to do , including
> > myself. Watch out the bambaras are my gorros! If brother Edi > > had a full academic year with (late )Father Little at SAHS he would have > > been speaking the perfect Queen's English or "akabilah". > > > >"Aigah nga deh issie akabilah?" I wait for your response to see if
> > you have passed the first course in " Banjul Ngongoh 101" > > > >After all English is not his mother tongue.
> > > >Let's table this for now and see how we can help this brother
> > improve. > > > >Take care and best regards,
> > > >Habib Diab Ghanim
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>From: Dave Manneh <[log in to unmask]>
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>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
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>To: [log in to unmask]
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>Subject: Re: Re-Haruna Darbo
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>Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 13:43:27 +0100
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>Edi, perhaps you didn't understand what I wrote to you.
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>this:- That you Edi I've been told, is one intelligent
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>That was it my brother, nothing more nothing less.
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>Perhaps if you copy and paste the email to the L, people
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>translate it into Bambaraa?TillBonka for you. I was not
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>your diction and syntax, but rather trying to tell you to
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>write english you are capable of writing,and stop being a
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>i think.AND with that i end all communictions with you on
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>Manneh
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Thanks Mr professor Lamin Sayang who you "might be",
> > I > > > > > > don’t know, making me mixed you up with a well > > respected Lamin Sayang in > > > > > > Finland which i really regret and sending my > > heartfelt apology to you > > > > > > Lamin and wish you will understood my plea. It was > > really to my surprise > > > > > > before writing the response seeing a bogus comment > > to my piece by > > > > > > someone who was all along trying to pay back for my > > comments on his > > > > > > remarks seconded by a similar name of a person I > > hardly see but respect > > > > > > even though we are living in the same city. Though, > > we spoke on > > > > > > telephone yesterday I still have to eat my words to > > you and vomit it on > > > > > > this English professor Lamin Sayang of oxford or > > whereever graduate > > > > > > instead of Helsinki University. From the bottom of > > my heart Mr Peter > > > > > > Lamin Sayang of Helsinki, I am sorry. I could write > > you a privet mail > > > > > > too but it went through public mail and from there > > it should be taken > > > > > > back and give to whom it belongs not you decent > > cool brother. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Whether you are trying to show your capabilities in
> > the > > > > > > language by changing my sentence, but I am very sad > > seeing a professor > > > > > > like you correcting like this which university were > > you graduated? If my > > > > > > Haruna does not understand my language and syntax, > > Your quotations and > > > > > > syntax rearangement are even worst just read it. As > > well dave Manneh > > > > > > wrote me a privet mail saying his brother some > > Lamin Manneh was reading > > > > > > my mail during his visit to his place and think I > > could do better on my > > > > > > syntax eros. I responded to him that, let the > > brother come on board to > > > > > > show us both how to write English Language because > > Dave is not doing any > > > > > > better in the language, reading his postings. I > > hate hypocrites and if > > > > > > you think you can do better, be a man and do it on > > the net that put us > > > > > > together than writing a privet mailrepugnantt shy > > in making mistakes > > > > > > hence i was just talking of perfection in my > > previous postings. Some of > > > > > > you people’s attitudes are morally repugnent and it > > should be clear to > > > > > > you by now that i am not a pushover type. Your > > pyromania acts are > > > > > > tasteless to decent people on the list. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
However, Mr Haruna, you have finnish drinking your
> > > > > > feverfew enabling you to master your syntax > > arrangement and correct use > > > > > > of words in the dictionary. Will you please promise > > never to write > > > > > > "Translational" instead of translation or > > translating ero. I told you > > > > > > once that you are so honest but I wish you > > understood my meaning of > > > > > > saying that. feel free and said whatever except > > insult or using hash > > > > > > word like saying what the hell was I saying or > > writing, that response > > > > > > will always be hell. If you need a civilise debate > > I am ever ready just > > > > > > pick phrases I wrote and put me to task as i did to > > you earlier, showing > > > > > > how honest you are. I am wasting my time to make > > you and your kind > > > > > > thinkers that like is not as you think it is. Life > > is more than > > > > > > selfishness. I will therefor continue to use my > > time in educating you. > > > > > > In fact it will be a waste of time trying to > > educate you but instead I > > > > > > am giving the to the people's interest in my > > beloved country. Have you > > > > > > got a problem on that. Moreover, writing this does > > not have to take me > > > > > > that long knowing were the keys are my friend. Of > > couse you will see a > > > > > > lot of spelling mistakes and even syntax which > > should show you the fact > > > > > > that I am not as perfect as you might think you > > are. You can call > > > > > > me names but do not cross that boundry. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >You think you are doing more good by being a critic
> > on > > > > > > everyone’s piece that doesn’t flatly condemn the > > regim bach home, but > > > > > > you know nothing and your cries will never prevail > > hence it is a selfish > > > > > > cry. Once again Jammeh’s government is really doing > > fine despite the bad > > > > > > human right record. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Have you ever red the Winter’s heart by Robert
> > Jordan? > > > > > > Saying The wheel of time turns, and Ages come and > > go, Leaving memories > > > > > > that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even > > myth is long > > > > > > forgotten when the Age that gave it birth comes > > again. Do you > > > > > > really think you and your comments have impacts on > > this government? Or > > > > > > are you looking for credit to be proud of after > > wasting your time and > > > > > > energy saying negative things only against the > > government with no > > > > > > impacts whatsoever or are you building up hope to > > your people back home > > > > > > that you have learn something? Well your strategy > > is not doing any good > > > > > > here for someone to be proud of but yourself. I > > have seen your senseless > > > > > > and putrid argument with others too and i can be > > punctilious too when i > > > > > > choose to. You are not a stranger to that hence > > this was not our first > > > > > > encounter. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Since then, my brother, I stopped reading your pieces
> > > > > > but delete them unless they contain my name. Simply > > because, I am enough > > > > > > with your selfish cry as many people i spoke with > > agreed. Well my > > > > > > brother, you will hear more of me and if it border > > you, just bite your > > > > > > nose. I have the same right as you do in this > > forum. Writing long pieces > > > > > > doesn’t border you but their contents, as well as > > trying to pay back to > > > > > > the headache on the home work i once gave you > > regarding your use of > > > > > > words. I know I am not perfect but so are are > > too. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Hence my contribution is once in a while not like
> > yours > > > > > > and i have work to do too. Moreover, I have the > > very right to say and > > > > > > support whoever and say whatever in a civilise > > manner. Lover boy, if my > > > > > > contribution hurt you or increase your migrain, be > > careful or see your > > > > > > docters because it is going to come like rain and i > > wish you survive > > > > > > from it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >edi
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