[atlarge-discuss] response to Joanna

["J-F C. (Jefsey) Morfin" <jefsey@club-internet.fr>]

On 16:55 25/05/03, Joanna Lane said:
> Given that
Dear Joanna,
Since you rise points, I am to respond to you. I am sorry but I have
really other things to do on a Mother's day that responding bickering
at my office.

> two of the three members on the Polling Committee arguably speak
> fluent English (or American at least),
I am sorry if you suffer in NY from the natives.

> it's quite obvious that this was
> drafted by the one non-native English speaker amongst them, then sent
> without prior approval by the Polling Committee as a whole. Why?
This is a compilation of the questions receieved. My resume was
quoted and debated. You could have contributed.
The text has been approved by the PC with a mention I liked.
It has been edited by a native English of sophisticated education.
May be not the same as yours?

> Also, am I the only one having trouble understanding some of these
> questions?
> And the blatant bias in the question below is a cause for concern.
>
> "Should we:
> >      [Answer all that apply]
> > =>A2 Y/N [ ] look for more than a shell structure
> > =>A3 Y/N [ ] consider the tax exemption aspects
> > =>A4 Y/N [ ] chose USA for tax exemption
> > =>A5 Y/N [ ] chose France no tax no paperwork
> > =>A6 Y/N [ ] run a comparative questionnaire
>
> The reasons to choose the USA or not to choose the USA, or equally France,
> or any other country, cannot be summarized in 3 words, and it's simply not
> appropriate to present it as a simple choice between paperwork and no
> paperwork. These are very complex issues. What has been posed here is the
> equivalent of "Choose USA for no personal liability" v. "Choose France and
> get sued in European Courts".
??????????
These questions result from the Members propositions.
Only detailed motivated propositions have been made for US and France
and the main arguments were those quoted.

Tonga, Canada and NZ have received some support but no details.
You were at entire liberty to propose London for its English. I
would have then counter-proposed Oxford ...

To make sure the debate would stay open I added (after mentioning
it on that list) what I expected _you_ would propose with the experience
and for the reasons you display here, to run a questionnaire.

> At the very least, it would have been sensible for Jefsey to publish the
> ballot in French, then a professional translator could have assisted with
> the English translation, and both sent out together. As it is, you have bias
> in the ballot to argue about for the next 12 months.
Difficult to see a bias in Y/N questions.
Difficult to understand why a question would be biased in English and
not in French?

> Bon Chance!
I thank you for helping me in English. Let permit me to help you in French.
The correct phrase is "Bonne chance !"
Three errors in two words only document that multilingism is not easy.
But I certainly undersood what you said, and thank you for it.

jfc



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