<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>1. If you read the message to which you replied, nobody said anything about needing to be a native English speaker, least of all I. In fact, I specifically disavowed that idea.</div><div><br></div><div>2. Einstein's English (or his translator's) was a good bit better and well-formed than... well, anyway.<br><br><div>--</div>Sent from mobile device</div><div><br>On Mar 30, 2010, at 8:56 PM, Xirak M <<a href="mailto:xirak25@hotmail.com">xirak25@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
Well, you won't buy their stuff because their presentation wasn't to your standards but they're not trying to sell to you. There will be many others who would get their message right.<br><br>I got suppliers in many places where communication could be an issue but not a barrier. You don't need to be a native english speaker to be part of and excel in today's global market place. Imagine what Einstein would have felt like if he were told that he needed to be a native english speaker to write his theories!<br><br>Welcome to the new world! <br><br>> Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:23:15 -0700<br>> From: <a href="mailto:asterisk.org@sedwards.com"><a href="mailto:asterisk.org@sedwards.com">asterisk.org@sedwards.com</a></a><br>> To: <a href="mailto:asterisk-biz@lists.digium.com"><a href="mailto:asterisk-biz@lists.digium.com">asterisk-biz@lists.digium.com</a></a><br>> Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] Mike Diehl-Fax Service<br>> <br>> > On 03/30/2010 07:35 PM, Xirak M wrote:<br>> ><br>> >> You surely got issues with these guys!<br>> >><br>> >> The guy is just trying to sell stuff and he got his point across loud <br>> >> and clear.<br>> >><br>> >> Calm down le professeur!<br>> <br>> On Tue, 30 Mar 2010, Alex Balashov wrote:<br>> <br>> [snip]<br>> <br>> > However, I'll bet I'm not the only person that associates poor writing <br>> > with poor thinking, which, when peeled away, often reveals poor <br>> > technology, bad design, and other signs of amateur structure, naive <br>> > business models, spotty fly-by-night operations, <br>> > fast-and-loose/get-rich-quick thinking, and other weaknesses in <br>> > underlying substance.<br>> <br>> +1.<br>> <br>> If a company can't be bothered to proof-read their copy and <br>> correspondence, will they bother to take care of me and my data?<br>> <br>> I'll cut non-native English speakers a bit of slack, but if I was trying <br>> to market my services in their country, I'd hire a "native" to read my <br>> stuff.<br>> <br>> -- <br>> Thanks in advance,<br>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>> Steve Edwards <a href="mailto:sedwards@sedwards.com">sedwards@sedwards.com</a> Voice: +1-760-468-3867 PST<br>> Newline Fax: +1-760-731-3000<br>> <br>> -- <br>> _____________________________________________________________________<br>> -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by <a href="http://www.api-digital.com">http://www.api-digital.com</a> --<br>> <br>> asterisk-biz mailing list<br>> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit:<br>> <a href="http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz"><a href="http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz">http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz</a></a><br> <br><hr>Do you want a Hotmail account? <a href="http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/197222280/direct/01/" target="_new">Sign-up now - Free</a>
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