16-12-2000 20:48									#91
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Ohh yes pluralis.....

	17-12-2000 04:47									#92
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Turn -> Rick

	17-12-2000 05:21									#93
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It comes to a pretty pass when a colonial starts to give lessons in English grammar! Just as a suggestion, could you remind Microsoft that there is no such thing as 'US English' and that whilst there is a time and place for it the humble 'z' has not supplanted the 's'.

	17-12-2000 08:36									#94
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Lol Jon! Well, no one else was helping TheBirdMan! You just let him make mistake after mistake without saying a word. I was waiting for you to jump in with the proper Queen's English correction, but nooooooooo! The colonials, once again, have to step up to the PLATE (as we say in Colonialville)

edit: And Jon, you forgot the comma in
"... time and place for it, (COMMA) the humble 'z' has not supplanted the 's'."

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	17-12-2000 12:55									#95
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Turn 86 to Jon

	17-12-2000 18:43									#96
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Turn to Rome.

I stand humbled that I should have failed to use a comma whilst issuing forth a diatribe against Colonial English! You can notch that one up Quinns.

BTW. Is this Game 'Rated' or not?

	17-12-2000 20:15									#97
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Turn to Lung.


Messengers, merchants. Rumours are still comming in from several of my contacts.

Germans and dutch on alert. Some making demands to the australian.

But my act is to keep clear of this kind of trouble, that might come.

Diplomats are still welcome in my country.

Senator Maximus of Rome.


I think it's up to Lung to decide that - he is "the owner" of this game. But I would like it to be ranked.

	17-12-2000 21:33									#98
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I do not wish to count any "notches" either up or down! I simply wish to "learn peoples hows to talk good english!"

It's up to you Lung. Is this game rated or not? If so who is participating in the ratings, and upon which turn do you want to start rating?

quinns

	18-12-2000 00:56									#99
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Out of turn:
Happy to be rated.

In the Off Topic, language correction thing. I belive there a 2 schools of thought.
One saying, if it is good enough to understand, it's good enough. As I think quins himself stated, ..insert name here..'s English is much better than my/our ...insert language here... I don't think its fair or polite to correct understandable English from a non English speaker.
On the other hand....
If the speaker want's to be corrected (as was sort of the case here)... hey... go hell-for-leather...

Enjoy
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	18-12-2000 01:36									#100
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As far as I can tell all players except Lung have so far said that they would like this game to be rated, so it's up to Lung now.

	18-12-2000 03:23									#101
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Turn -> Paul

	18-12-2000 05:34									#102
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Ho-hum. Of course i'm happy for it to be rated. After all, this game includes the best-of-the-best!

Apologies to the Indians. Australia does not intend to tresspass (except perhaps on Jon's head ), but is unwilling to partake in weird Indians experiments in molecular trans-continental transportation Our Phalanx has poor eyesight, and your city only came into view later. We shall move on, away from your dingey little cities

	18-12-2000 06:37									#103
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Lung, my beloved friend, you allow your affection to run away with you. 'Tis true that it is nothing but pure joy to have you so close beside me but even when 'true love' runs so deep things can become a little cramped.

	18-12-2000 07:58									#104
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Stavros, Exactly my feelings... and I would never correct anybody if they didn't ask. I also think that's rude. Birdman has mentioned several times that he would like help (rather than ridicule) of his English. He has, by the way, improved his posts greatly. Due, primarily, to the incredible teaching skills of Quinns the Colonial English Professor!

edit: And by the way, this game will be officially rated when I get the exact player list and order from anyone playing here. Please post the list to the "CTP Ratings" thread. Thanks.
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	18-12-2000 10:16									#105
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Turn 87 to Jon
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	18-12-2000 16:52									#106
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Geeez, you want us to post on another thread?

The best players are here, so why do we need to beg for a ranking?

	18-12-2000 17:03									#107
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Turn to Rome

	18-12-2000 20:02									#108
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Phew, Lung! I didn't mean to make it sound like an edict from the Rating Gods! (I got to work on my "request" protocol.) . And as far as the "best" players being here... HA! I'd like to get in a game against you, you arrogant little devil, you!! I'd take you down a "notch", or two (as St Jon would say)

	18-12-2000 21:01									#109
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Turn 88 to Lung.

Of course we should be rated. It's the only way to get the Yanks from the gold-silver-bronze places

Else, all quiet this time.

Sorry - there was only one Yank But that is one too many
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	19-12-2000 04:05									#110
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Them's fightin' words!!!

Just because i'm (co)leading this game, it doesn't mean the competition ain't strong. Actually, it's the closest powergraph i've seen in a pbem game so far. If i didn't invite you, Quinns, then you obviously aren't good enough Okay, so i didn't know you existed at the time, but that's no excuse

The Federal Intelligence Bureau (FIB) has announced that the last of the Barbarians will soon be working in Australian labour camps. The scourge of the Australian landscape shall soon be a thing of the past.

Turn 88 to Stavros a couple of hours ago.

	19-12-2000 05:01									#111
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Alright! Let's fight then. Start it up however you want Lungmeister! Anybody else want in? (I'm not usually this cocky, but Lung brings out the worst in me )

	19-12-2000 05:21									#112
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And right on to the next one...

	19-12-2000 10:22									#113
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Turn 88 to Jon.

Edit: thanks BirdMan, I wasn't fully awake yet.
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	19-12-2000 10:30									#114
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To St Jon I hope......

	19-12-2000 18:32									#115
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Turn to Rome

	19-12-2000 23:07									#116
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Turn to Sidney.


A young officer (the same as last time, one has his preferences, you know. He might even be appointed as captain later):

Sir - sir: We think we has made a new discovery. Well - the test did fail and we lost some slaves and other volunteers. But the BANG was loud and an ironball as big as a head was shoot out nearly 400 meters!

We think, we are after something here.


As ruler of this nation, I had of course to put a calm "mine" on.

"That's fine. But please be aware, that the slaves and the volunteers are not free. Be carefull how you are using them!"

Senator Maximus

	20-12-2000 04:35									#117
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Got it ... Played it.. Posted it...

	20-12-2000 04:42									#118
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Who the hell is Sidney? Anyway, the last of the barbarian vermin has been put to good use, and all is happy in the land of sun and surf

Turn 89 to Stavros.

Moving along nicely, it's good to see. However, as christmas is approaching, i'm sure it will be much harder for most to play turns. This is my last day at work, so i will be here, there, and everywhere for the next fortnight. Assuming that the next turn arrives in about 18 hours as usual, please send all of my turns from turn 91 to both myself and Mobius at gwilym@sherekan.freeserve.co.uk

Cheers and merry christmas to you all

	20-12-2000 10:12									#119
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Turn 89 to Jon

	20-12-2000 18:56									#120
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Now please you, while playing this turn, send the current powergraph settings with which player is which color to Solver and Quinns and , in order to get the first rating points for this game.
I will accept the rankings in this game now, so please come on.

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