"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Ophelia wrote:
>>
>> "Gary" wrote:
>> > You UK people talk about puds and expect the rest of the world to know
>> > that you're just too lazy to spell the word out? hehe It started
>> > with someone soaking their xmas puds in whisky. WTF is that, I
>> > thought? "Puds" lmao!
>>
>> People? Hey ???
>
> LOL! Said that but I don't generalize all people the same.
> Janet was picking on me so I just picked back a bit, that's all.
>
>>
>> Btw what languages do you speak?
>
> English is my first language but evidently not UK English.
> I had no idea what a PUD was.

Why would you expect to? You are not a Brit! Huh don't sweat it! I often
don't know stuff here so I ask. I don't expect to know 'everything' so why
would you! I don't get mocked for doing so.


> Other languages:
> French fairly well (5 years of it in school)
> Spanish somewhat...this is an ongoing learning experience. It's taking
> over the US
> German not fluently at all. German girlfriend taught me the basics.
> Japanese - not fluently at all but I like that language..still
> learning
>
> Then 3 computer languages (hey, they are "languages")
> - Basic the first and learned fluently
> - Cobol also knew fluently but it's been awhile
> - assembly language...I know it but not much experience. It's just a
> more time-comsuming way to program. With the much faster processors
> these days, I suspect it's only gamers and defense contractors that
> use assembly these days. (?)
>
> And if you want to get nitty-gritty, I also know semaphore too. heheh

Well done!! ))) Better than a whole lot of folks I bet)


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