[Wikipedia-l] Vote on voting method for final round
Daniel Mayer
maveric149 at yahoo.com
Wed Sep 10 20:47:44 UTC 2003
Anthere:
>In american english (and in Maverick voice), I think
>"silly" is rather friendly. A bit like "gros béta". It
>is not very offending, rather a gentle reproach.
>Perhaps slightly friendly moquery.
Yep - "silly" isn't meant to be offensive at all.
>...
>But perhaps would it be wise to be cautious
>while using this word ?
Agreed - the word does not translate well.
--mav
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