[GPStyles]

Ok, sorry for any offence, I did receive an email from a forum member and perhaps copying and pasting my reply to that user is easier than creating a storm in a tea cup.

Thanks for the email and I'm sorry if it caused any offence. Perhaps my question would have been better written as "christian americans" rather than specifying any colour.

As I said, I am interested in the use of language in communicating. I wanted to know if the two religious references had been deliberately placed or were just part of Yoda's normal communication style.

I would speculate that due to the golf's elitist nature, the majority of golfers are middle class and above and that social circle would be more likely to be church going than poorer people, hence my question as to whether it was subliminally aimed at them or just a natural choice of words that Yoda would use.

I have no agenda here, I am just genuinely curious. If you watch any public speakers they will normally avoid any reference to religion for fear that it will alienate a section of their audience, unless they specifically want to target that audience. I just find the matter interesting.

I hope that explains my interest.

I reiterate that I have no agenda whatsoever just an interest in the use of language in public speaking. As I said in my emailed reply to the forum member, many public speakers deliberately avoid political and religious references when speaking to a wide and varied audience.

Yoda has clarified that this is his normal speach pattern so please like me consider the matter closed. I don't want to alienate anyone with this or cause issues with any users. It does however make my point though, as it has already caused debate, think of the effect that it might have on people who don't know Yoda.