On Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:16:38 -0500, !Jones  wrote:

>On Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:39:15 -0400, in rec.bicycles.tech "Sandy"
> wrote:
>
>>Dans le message de news:jm2a54553iv0fao2g611e6clmq4gggorm7@4ax.com,
>>!Jones  a réfléchi, et puis a déclaré :
>>> On Sat, 14 Jun 2008 21:29:15 -0400, in rec.bicycles.tech "Sandy"
>>>  wrote:
>>>
>>>> Let it astound you as I sign this, in further confirmation of your
>>>> ignorance.....
>>>
>>> You were arguing about Canadian provencial [sic] laws; therefore, I made 
>>> the assumption that you were Canadian.  I meant no offense.
>>
>>So, you were insulting which nationality?  Canadian?  USA? 
>
>It's odd that a recreational newsgroup would be as vitrolic as this
>one is, I say.  One usually sees such uncivilized discourse in the
>alt.activism.* hierarchy; however, it's quite unusual to find it
>dominating a group in the rec.* branch.  Of course, you will always
>see the odd poster in *any* group who will make an effort to insult
>his or her (generally, "his") reader... herein, you have a large
>cohort!
>
>Let me leave you with one of my "silver bullets" of wisdom, sir or
>ma'am, as appropriate, because, basically, I'm just passing through on
>my way to Australia -->  Being so overtly offensive that you cause the
>other person to walk away from you shaking his or her head in disgust
>isn't quite the same thing as "winning" a debate.
>
>Please keep that in mind as you speak your peace.
>
>Jones
Speaking his peace would be totally different. It's his piece that was
questionable.
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On Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:30:25 -0400, in uk.local.yorkshire clare at
snyder dot ontario dot canada wrote:

>Speaking his peace would be totally different. It's his piece that was
>questionable.

One sees it written both ways.  I tend to prefer it as "speaking
peace" as in a benediction; however, it's one that'll go on forever.
See also: "cut mustard" vs "cut muster".

Jones