[ga] [Fwd: initiative/apologies]

[Eric Dierker <eric@hi-tek.com>]

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• To: Joop Teernstra <terastra@terabytz.co.nz>, "'forum@atlargestudy.org'" <forum@atlargestudy.org>, Sotiris <mnemotechny@yahoo.ca>, Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>, Joanna Lane <jo-uk@rcn.com>, Joe Baptista <baptista@dot-god.com>, Judith Oppenheimer <joppenheimer@icbtollfree.com>, Kristy McKee <k@widgital.com>, 'Jefsey Morfin' <jefsey@wanadoo.fr>
• Subject: initiative/apologies
• From: Eric Dierker <eric@hi-tek.com>
• Date: Sat, 02 Mar 2002 00:51:54 -0800
• Organization: Hi-Tek.com.vn
• Reply-To: eric@cafeinternet.info

An embarrassing note from an American host of the language we use here.

My friend Joop has been labouring under a problem of concept of bottom
up.  He has been labouring under the false impression that bottom up
meant for a person to take the initiative and do it.  When in fact this
American Idiom means a legislative move by the many as is here by
meriam-webster;

                     3 a : the right to initiate legislative action b :
a procedure enabling a specified number of voters by petition to propose
a
law and secure its submission to the electorate or to the legislature
for approval --
                     compare REFERENDUM 1

Joop has been working as his recent post on his site shows under this
premise;

2 : energy or aptitude displayed in initiation of action : ENTERPRISE
                     <showed great initiative>

No Joop, I again apologize, bottom up refers to a referendum type
concept
coming from the many, not great initiative coming from the one.

My apologies to all non-american english speakers who have misconstrued
this concept.

I will again try myself to use more translatable english.

Sincerely, with regrets,
Eric

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