Originally Posted by
stevef
It's clear to me that Tu144 meant 'esteemed'. Perhaps he's not a native English speaker (but nevertheless conversant). It's easy to make mistakes when not writing or speaking in one's first language. I do it all the time (but my errors are usually major!).
But it wasn't
you asking the question, it was me. And
I was
not clear about was meant, so I asked, politely. 🙄