Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!news.albasani.net!feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.straub-nv.de!texta.sil.at!newscore.univie.ac.at!aconews-feed.univie.ac.at!aconews.univie.ac.at!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer From: Andreas Leitgeb Subject: Re: calling own methods from constructor References: <1620d07e-07bf-4ccf-864b-653575e9e887@cu4g2000vbb.googlegroups.com> Reply-To: avl@logic.at User-Agent: slrn/pre0.9.9-111 (Linux) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: Date: 07 Apr 2011 11:36:16 GMT Lines: 15 NNTP-Posting-Host: gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at X-Trace: 1302176176 tunews.univie.ac.at 60386 128.130.175.3 X-Complaints-To: abuse@tuwien.ac.at Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.java.programmer:2927 Paul Cager wrote: >> (*): In German, we use double-quotes also to indicate tongue-in-cheek >> formulations that aren't to be taken entirely literally/serious. > I think we use the same convention in British English. I'm not certain > about our "colonial cousins". :-) > The convention also spills over into spoken English, often using non- > verbal hints. There was also a fad at one time for people to raise > their hands to either side of their head and wriggle two fingers to > imitate quotes. I believe it's only used ironically now. Is that a consequence of the "Austin Powers" movies, or did the movies only make fun of an already common behavioural pattern?