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Good one Sheenagh, My new policy is to say what I think and damn the consequences- hell, everyone else is at it. Poets are all outsiders to some extent and maybe that's why we get so excited when someone agrees with us that we clique-off others. Regarding the schoolmasterly tones: also I would point out that it's a lot easier to be rude in a trans- continental email, because you don't have to face the recipient, and that it's a dodgy way out because of this, and something we should each try to avoid, myself included. Best wishes, Cassie On Fri, 14 Jul 2000 05:32:06 -0700 (PDT), [log in to unmask] wrote: > What about Ally McCoist? Or Ally Fraser, the villain > from Auf Wiedersehen Pet? I didn't know there were > any girls called Ally... I hear there's some anorexic > American on a comedy show but I haven't seen it. > Anyway don't tell us which you are, AK, it's more fun > not to know. > > and I teach at the University of Glamorgan, since > someone asked. > > Cliquey.. oh hell, let's go for it. I think there are > some folk on the list who have two distinct tones, > depending on whether they're replying to something > from someone in their in-group, in which case they > sound very chummy, or an outsider, in which case they > can, albeit unintentionally (I expect), sound lofty > and dismissive. Headmasterly, perhaps. The post from > R Lumsden which I'd initially overlooked was, > actually, a prime example of that; if someone talked > to me in that tone face to face I'd be tempted to > smack them in the mouth. Anyway this is my last till > God knows when, cos I'm clearing up work to go on holiday. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! > http://mail.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________________ Say Bye to Slow Internet! http://www.home.com/xinbox/signup.html %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%