Re: Shome mishtake shurely?
--- "Ian Vellosa" <ian.vellosa@informix.com> > wrote: > >Last weekend I went to Switzerland to visit friends, during a weekend of >important international football matches, (that's soccer for the Americans >out there!). Most of us are bright enough to figure it out when you use the word 'matches' instead of 'games'. The fact that it was happening in Switzerland might have been a tipoff for some as well. >I could hardly believe my eyes when on the big match of the >weekend there was an 'Informix Way to Web' advert at the side of the pitch! >Shock! Horror! Adverts at international sporting events! Let's see if I can get this straight (as an American and all, there are things that I struggle with, like the meaning of 'top yourself')...... 'important international football matches' 'the big match of the weekend' and then you make this statement..... >But then again it >was Switzerland against the Faroe Islands! Perhaps you can understand my confusion..... By the way, I enjoy football/soccer very much. You just don't get to watch much of it in the states unless you have satellite TV. == Maintainer of the procrastinator's FAQ. Well, maybe tomorrow I will be. _____________________________________________________________ Want a new web-based email account ? ---> http://www.firstlinux.net
Maybe I can clear up your confusion: Ian didn't say he went to see an important international football match, but rather that he went to see Switzerland - Faroe islands while in > >...Switzerland to visit friends, during a weekend of > >important international football matches, (that's soccer for the Americans > >out there!). In other words, Ian chose to go to Switzerland rather than wembley to see England-Germany, and who can blame him. Ciao, Marco ______________________________________________________________________________ Marco Greco <marco@informix.com> Standard disclaimers apply! Informix faq http://www.iiug.org/techinfo/faq/informix.htm 4glworks http://www.4glworks.com Informix on Linux http://www.4glworks.com/ifmxlinux.htm