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> Nick wrote:
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> Nick, many thanks for catching this latest Innes pearl. I think this
> mistake is another piece of evidence supporting a theory about Innes
> that has been suggested on the newsgroups from time to time. Some
> people have suggested that "Phil Innes" is actually an American who
> likes to pose as an effete Eurosnob:
>
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> You may be right, but I wonder if much of the problem here is
> deliberate. A search of Google groups suggests that he has been
> getting steadily more obscure, and that he has been promoting some
> kind of Cornish identity, writing in what he supposes to be Cornish
> dialect.
>
> Now it may be that Phil is regressing to an agricultural Cornish of
> his childhood, but I would like to posit another possibility: what if
> Phil Innes is a "Cornish American" with attitude? That is, an American
> who wants to stress his old country roots, and is doing so by
> promoting his vision of a euro-centric world view and an obscure
> dialect?
>
> He seems to have fooled the Americans, as we see with quotes such as:
>
> "Because Phil Innes writes in some Cornish Dialect rather than in
> Modern Standard English, it has always been difficult to figure out
> his point or to understand what he is driving at."
> - Sam Sloane, rec.games.chess.politics, 2002-04-19
>
> However the quote I dug up yesterday suggests that his dialect is
> becoming more Cornish over time - strange for a man who live in
> Vermont!
>
> Anyone caring to look at this link will discover that it is not just
> Phil's language that he affects - he seems to have persuaded some
> Americans that he is a narrow minded European:
>
> http://groups.google.com/groups?q=P...n&lr=&ie=UTF...
>
> (link should all be on one line)
>
> So maybe Phil should take note of the words of this correspondent,
> which are very appropriate to the current discussion:
>
> "Also it would be a good idea to drop the Cornish dialect (or whatever
> it is), the obscure Latin literary references, the little jokes nobody
> else understands, etc., if he wishes to win friends and influence
> people on this newsgroup"
> - Timothy Hanke, rec.games.chess.politics, 2002-06-10
>
> doesn't
>
>
> Worrying, isn't it!
>
>
> "'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone,
> `it means just what I choose it to mean -- neither more nor less.'"
> - Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
>
> is
>
> That question has been asked before. There is a whole thread on the
> chess newsgroups asking whether Phil Innes is a native English
> speaker. I cannot find any reply where Phil actually confirms what his
> native language/dialect is. I am guessing it is American
>
> own
> use
> claims
>
> Agreed.
>
> Regards,
> Stephen
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>
> And no doubt George Orwell.....
>