tenebroust Wrote:I am trying to make my presence known here a little bit more since my joining. As I am just a Junior Member:o , I still want to say WELCOME!! This group has got to be the most well read, interesting, and entertaining bunch of people that I've come across, and you could do far worse than to be a part of that! So, I say again, WELCOME!
Hey, that group sounds great - where do I sign up.... oh.... I get it now .... you meant us.
I felt the same way when I found this board. Still do. Best bunch of people I've "met" in a long time! Welcome Old Europe and welcome tenebroust if I missed welcoming you before!
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tenebroust Wrote:I am trying to make my presence known here a little bit more since my joining. As I am just a Junior Member:o , I still want to say WELCOME!! This group has got to be the most well read, interesting, and entertaining bunch of people that I've come across, and you could do far worse than to be a part of that! So, I say again, WELCOME!Flattery MAY GET ya some place.........
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Thanks for welcoming me to this forum.
I've been lurking here for, well, some years and never dared do join the group. As a foreigner with English as second language it's not that easy to participate in a discussion. You can never be sure if that comes across what you intended to say. I know that - I'm working for an US company and sometimes I have to do my job (I'm a copywriter) in English. I'm an old pro in my own language. I'm doing the Job for more than 20 years. But as soon as I'm writing in English, the copy sounds as if a schoolgirl has written it. And it's always prone to misunderstandings.
Nevertheless I tried my luck with the RJ-Contest.
It's an old love that connects me to the RJ- and the Adversary cycle. About 20 years ago my brother brought a copy of "Nightworld" from UK. "Sister, you have to read it - it's great", he said. And, boy, was he right! - "It seems to be the final part of a series", I said, and since then we were hunting for the rest of it. Not too easy in pre-internet-times! It took us about ten years and a little help from the author to complete both the series. Currently we are reading "Harbingers".
We've read all the books in English, though some of them are available in German now. I must have a look at one of them, just to see how the translation works.
As I'm reading the RJ-books in the train on my way to and fro the office, I can see lots of people trying to get a glimpse of the cover just to see what makes me grin. They never ask what the book is about. Maybe because I'm reading in English, they are not sure if they can address me in German.
I've been lurking here for, well, some years and never dared do join the group. As a foreigner with English as second language it's not that easy to participate in a discussion. You can never be sure if that comes across what you intended to say. I know that - I'm working for an US company and sometimes I have to do my job (I'm a copywriter) in English. I'm an old pro in my own language. I'm doing the Job for more than 20 years. But as soon as I'm writing in English, the copy sounds as if a schoolgirl has written it. And it's always prone to misunderstandings.
Nevertheless I tried my luck with the RJ-Contest.
It's an old love that connects me to the RJ- and the Adversary cycle. About 20 years ago my brother brought a copy of "Nightworld" from UK. "Sister, you have to read it - it's great", he said. And, boy, was he right! - "It seems to be the final part of a series", I said, and since then we were hunting for the rest of it. Not too easy in pre-internet-times! It took us about ten years and a little help from the author to complete both the series. Currently we are reading "Harbingers".
We've read all the books in English, though some of them are available in German now. I must have a look at one of them, just to see how the translation works.
As I'm reading the RJ-books in the train on my way to and fro the office, I can see lots of people trying to get a glimpse of the cover just to see what makes me grin. They never ask what the book is about. Maybe because I'm reading in English, they are not sure if they can address me in German.
Hey Old Europe!
Welcome to this board.
Nice to have another user from germany here. I think, you are the 3rd more or less active user. I think there are many more inactive users registered from Germany, but I think I read posts from you and another guy/girl.
So, where are you from? I live near by Münster, if you know that. But you should have heard of it, at least.
I think my english isn't as well as yours, but, I try to give my very best ^^
So, I think that's enough for the moment ^^
mfg/greets
Welcome to this board.
Nice to have another user from germany here. I think, you are the 3rd more or less active user. I think there are many more inactive users registered from Germany, but I think I read posts from you and another guy/girl.
So, where are you from? I live near by Münster, if you know that. But you should have heard of it, at least.
I think my english isn't as well as yours, but, I try to give my very best ^^
So, I think that's enough for the moment ^^
mfg/greets
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Hi Jamo!
My sister-in-law grew up in Münster, so at least I frequently hear about the town. I live near Stuttgart, and the company I'm working for has been mentioned in "Infernal". And, no, it's not the car with the star.
If there are more fellow-countrymen and -women around, maybe we could open up one thread where we could write in German? On the other hand ... it would be hard to control for the owner of the board what's going on there.
My sister-in-law grew up in Münster, so at least I frequently hear about the town. I live near Stuttgart, and the company I'm working for has been mentioned in "Infernal". And, no, it's not the car with the star.
If there are more fellow-countrymen and -women around, maybe we could open up one thread where we could write in German? On the other hand ... it would be hard to control for the owner of the board what's going on there.
Old Europe Wrote:If there are more fellow-countrymen and -women around, maybe we could open up one thread where we could write in German? On the other hand ... it would be hard to control for the owner of the board what's going on there.
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Great! Thanks!
No legal issues here? In our country the owner of a forum can be held legally responsible for anything people write in his or her forum. So you have to know what everybody's doing there. (But I'm sure everybody would behave in a RJ-Forum ...)
No legal issues here? In our country the owner of a forum can be held legally responsible for anything people write in his or her forum. So you have to know what everybody's doing there. (But I'm sure everybody would behave in a RJ-Forum ...)
German thread qould be quite nice. But, for 2 people
It's funny that your sister in law grew up in Münster. The world is very small ^^
It's funny that your sister in law grew up in Münster. The world is very small ^^
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Old Europe Wrote:Great! Thanks!As long as it doesn't become a David Hasselhoff Appreciation thread, I think you can say what you want.
No legal issues here? In our country the owner of a forum can be held legally responsible for anything people write in his or her forum. So you have to know what everybody's doing there. (But I'm sure everybody would behave in a RJ-Forum ...)
Welcome to the board Old Europe.
Dave
Old Europe Wrote:(But I'm sure everybody would behave in a RJ-Forum ...)
No doubt! The last thing you want is to get some Friend of Jack pulling a fix-it on you for misbehaving!
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