[AccessD] Re: Selecting Languages - English or Spanish or Something

Arthur Fuller artful at rogers.com
Wed Nov 24 12:41:21 CST 2004


That is no indication of the elasticity of language; it's simply a case 
of homonyms.

Robert L. Stewart wrote:

> I think the words to, too, and two would also have fit.
>
> At 06:51 AM 11/24/2004 -0600, you wrote:
>
>> Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 19:04:18 -0500
>> From: Arthur Fuller <artful at rogers.com>
>> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Re: Selecting Languages - English or Spanish or
>>         Something
>> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
>>         <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
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>> No offence intended. It just happens to be one of the most vivid
>> examples of the elasticity of English. For a less vulgar example,
>> consider the word "cool" or as the young would have it, "kewl". You may
>> well be right; I should perhaps have used that word instead. But my
>> intent was not vulgarity but rather illumination on the elasticity of
>> English. Apologies if I offended.
>>
>> Robert L. Stewart wrote:
>>
>> > Or as I have heard in Russia... Pamoika (which is the fragrant
>> > liquid you see running from a dumpster) Arthur, I think your
>> > choice of examples could have been a bit less expressive of
>> > the vulgar.
>> >
>> > Robert
>
>
>


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