[Tango-L] appropriate?

[Marisa Holmes]

The thing I want to point out is that Alberto is a
valued member of this list whose postings are usually
thoughtful, often witty, and have never seemed to me
to be designed to give offense to anyone.  (This is in
marked contrast to a listero who has speculated on his
motives, personality, etc.)  He does write in English,
and it is not a language he is perfectly fluent in. 
This translation into a second language occasionally
leads to misunderstanding, especially with nuance,
allusion, and humor.  No surprise.  Alberto is (based
on his postings) an afficianado of poetry and of the
written and spoken word, and has delighted all of us
in the past with passages from Borges, from Whitman
(if memory serves me), and from other sensitive and
thoughtful writers.  I guess if he had posted a
snippet of the Kama Sutra to the list, and it was
relevant to the topic under discussion, as this was
because of the shared use of the word "embrace", it
would have seemed perfectly normal to me.  The passage
cited was really not awfully racy, especially in
comparison to other discussion on the list (who was it
who wanted to tell us about his erections?) or what is
generally available in the media.  I can see where it
would be disconcerting to receive it personally if you
didn't start with the assumption (which I have from
reading him on the list) that Alberto is generally
polite and delights in language more than most of us.

Marisa

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