From: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org (basia-digest) To: basia-digest@smoe.org Subject: basia-digest V8 #39 Reply-To: basia@smoe.org Sender: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "basia-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. basia-digest Saturday, April 26 2003 Volume 08 : Number 039 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Barbara. ["Ray" ] Barbara/Basia ["Troels Dahl" ] Re: Barbara. ["Margie Cole" ] Re: Margie [Beverly Martin ] Re: Barbara. [JPovlock@aol.com] Re: Barbara/Basia ["K. S." ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 07:39:59 +0200 From: "Ray" Subject: Re: Barbara. Hi, > Often, on the polish website speaking about Basia, she's identified as > Barbara. Can someone on the list tell us if Basia is the counterpart of > Barbara, Barbra ? The difference between "Basia" and "Barbara" is precisely the same as between "Joe" (raburabu!) and "Joseph". :) Ray [ you were a cow all over Popstarz & a bitch at the Brits ] [ www.wearetechnologic.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 09:15:50 +0200 From: "Troels Dahl" Subject: Barbara/Basia Basia is a diminutive form of Barbara. Almost every Polish name has a diminutive form which is often used within the family, among friends etc. ("Anna" is "Ania", "Agata" is "Agatka", "Pavel" is "Pavelko" etc. etc.) Troels ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 06:14:28 -0700 From: "Margie Cole" Subject: Re: Barbara. PLEASE TAKE ME OFF OF YOUR LIST! - ----- Original Message ----- From: Desianto F. W. To: Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 7:10 PM Subject: Re: Barbara. > > Well, for a mixed-blood (Javanese, Chinese, & Dutch) > Indonesian like me (and other Indonesians), the name > 'Basia' is more 'friendly' to my tongue (as long as it > is pronounced correctly) and familiar to my mind.... > > The funny thing is that, I never meet any difficulty > in pronouncing her name completely, same as writing > my e-mail address......:-) > > Desianto F. W. > > > > Concerning Barbara, I think that in Poland, Basia is > > a usual first name. > > Often, on the polish website speaking about Basia, > > she's identified as > > Barbara. Can someone on the list tell us if Basia is > > the counterpart of > > Barbara, Barbra ? > > A part of it, we note, in France, an increase of the > > american first name > > inspired by the series on TV. That's what we call > > "Mondialisation" !!!! > > > > Mondony > The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo > http://search.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 06:18:01 -0500 From: Beverly Martin Subject: Re: Margie You have to do that yourself... go to www.smoe.org and FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS on removing yourself. This is not a moderated list, people sign themselves up. - -- B. Martin If my memory serves me correctly, Margie Cole issued the following challenge to face my invincible Iron Chefs: >PLEASE TAKE ME OFF OF YOUR LIST! > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Desianto F. W. >To: >Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 7:10 PM >Subject: Re: Barbara. > > > > >>Well, for a mixed-blood (Javanese, Chinese, & Dutch) >>Indonesian like me (and other Indonesians), the name >>'Basia' is more 'friendly' to my tongue (as long as it >>is pronounced correctly) and familiar to my mind.... >> >>The funny thing is that, I never meet any difficulty >>in pronouncing her name completely, same as writing >>my e-mail address......:-) >> >>Desianto F. W. >> >> >> >> >>>Concerning Barbara, I think that in Poland, Basia is >>>a usual first name. >>>Often, on the polish website speaking about Basia, >>>she's identified as >>>Barbara. Can someone on the list tell us if Basia is >>>the counterpart of >>>Barbara, Barbra ? >>>A part of it, we note, in France, an increase of the >>>american first name >>>inspired by the series on TV. That's what we call >>>"Mondialisation" !!!! >>> >>>Mondony >>> >>> >>The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo >>http://search.yahoo.com >> >> > > > - -- - -- Beverly Martin :0`0:$o$:0`0:$o$:0`0:$o$:0`0:$o$:0`0:$o$:0`0:$o$:0`0: "No matter where you go...there you are." -- B. Banzai ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 17:56:45 EDT From: JPovlock@aol.com Subject: Re: Barbara. Margie, you are on the list forever........................ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 03:00:17 +0000 From: "K. S." Subject: Re: Barbara/Basia One mistake - Pawel is Pawelek if I can follow with similar dimutives to Basia - so Katarzyna - Kasia, Joanna - Asia, Krystyna :-) - Krysia. Ciao Krysia >From: "Troels Dahl" >Reply-To: basia@smoe.org >To: >Subject: Barbara/Basia >Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 09:15:50 +0200 > > >Basia is a diminutive form of Barbara. Almost every Polish name has a >diminutive form which is often used within the family, among friends etc. >("Anna" is "Ania", "Agata" is "Agatka", "Pavel" is "Pavelko" etc. etc.) > >Troels _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ------------------------------ End of basia-digest V8 #39 **************************