To: "Biblical Hebrew" <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: "Gypsies, tramps and thieves"
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 07:53:01 +1100
> Do you have gypsies in Australia? Real ones, that is, not fringe
> dwellers in general.
No, we don't.
> This has become a rather emotive issue in
> England, where real gypsies and Romanies are naturally upset at being
> bracketed with thieves. I accept that George did not intend a racial
> slur and apologise for suggesting this. But we must all be careful
> that our postings cannot be misunderstood in such ways by speakers of
> different dialects of English.
Agreed.
Best regards,
George Athas
Dept of Semitic Studies,
University of Sydney
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