I accept your apology, since in your last response, I've noted here you said no foul was intended, in the manner of the conclusion of the duel of words as you say.
I apologize if you did not expect to get a response from me too, but I think it will be understood by many why I wanted to clear up the confusion in fact as opposed to maybe. And in the manner of "duel" and "gnetleman" and "tradition" why I will want to express a few words in commentary on it, since it was my words that was the object of the duel, and I guess you thought you were dueling in your honor, which were words fired at my honor, albeit to Mac at me as you last quoted.
No hard feelings I like a good duel of words. Lets call it a day
Fred M, I myself anyway understand, and understood the meaning of what duel is. Perhaps you don't. A duel is a war of an offended party (in this case you were throwing the glove or gauntlett attacking me to Mac) to get back one's honor, in a gentlemanly way, and was often to the death, or a death resulted, even in early US history.
I realize you yourself thought I was throwing the glove at you, and that was a misunderstanding on your part, and for which I took responsibility for by not being clear enough. In the process of the fight, though, I was being attacked and the glove was thrown at me.
The online dictionary says A duel is a formalized type of combat in which two individuals participate. They usually develop out of a desire for one party (the challenger) to redress a perceived insult to his honor by the other participant in the duel. Duels may be distinguished from trials by combat, in that the outcome of a duel was not believed to indicate guilt or innocence, and duels were not official procedures. Typically, duels have been fought between members of the same social class, especially members of more priveliged classes. Duelling is now illegal in all but a few countries around the world. Duels could be fought with some sort of sword or, from the 18th Century on, with pistols. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duel
So a duel is a War. Perhaps you meant hearty interchange of words. (Same thing.) You might have been misinformed English is a second language for me, but I am familiar with English words.
I suggest you know rightly well the correlation between my statement and your preceding one, in the context of what "duel" means.
And so, I have the right as a person, company, and sponsor to say "hey."
The abrasions come about when when words become misconstrued and elaborated to no end. Well that's the trouble with writing, when talking you only listen to what you like to hear.
Fred M, that cuts both ways, because your "question" is word-contructed in the traditional form of a statement. It is like an executive order. If is a statement that stands if the statement is not defended against with diligence. However stating it was intended to be a question or a rhetorical remark intending to be a question and not an allegation is great. It brings great verbal clarity to it.
In other words your response indicates to someone who doesn't know you what you meant.
Also, in the written statements as they read in print, sound as if you were confused as to my meaning of words, to which I apologized.
As to language, I presume that is a dueling word at my understanding of English. I do not write with the intent for classical perfect Queen's or King's English Grammatical structure - being from the States and all.
It is what it is. In fact though, English is my first language: spoken-wise at least.
So keep in mind if you attack a Sponsor personally and call it a duel, if it is truly the start of a duel, then don't act surprised if the sponsor to responds to the personal attack wordsl in a gentlemanly way, as in the definition of the word "duel" as amongst aristocratic nobleman of the days of yesterday, whom did not hide under a rock, which is not in the definition of "duel", but more like "snail." I was going to use the "w" word, but that might be inflammatory.
I look forward to hearing from you when you come to the States, as you state.
Have a great Friday!
Cheers!
Jonathan.
