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| From | Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Subject | Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. |
| Date | 2011-08-15 17:14 +0000 |
| Organization | Norwich University |
| Message-ID | <9at2fjF20mU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
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On 2011-08-15, MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> wrote:
> On 15/08/2011 17:18, Lucio Santi wrote:
>> On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 9:06 AM, Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu
>> <mailto:neilc@norwich.edu>> wrote:
>>
>> On 2011-08-14, Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com
>> <mailto:rosuav@gmail.com>> wrote:
>> > On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 2:21 PM, Irmen de Jong
>> <irmen.NOSPAM@xs4all.nl <mailto:irmen.NOSPAM@xs4all.nl>> wrote:
>> >> On 14-8-2011 7:57, rantingrick wrote:
>> >>> 8. Use "e.g." as many times as you can! (e.g. e.g.) If you use
>> "e.g."
>> >>> more than ten times in a single post, you will get an invite to
>> >>> Guido's next birthday party; where you'll be forced to do shots
>> whist
>> >>> walking the balcony railing wearing wooden shoes!
>> >>
>> >> I lolled about this one, e.g. I laughed out loud. But where
>> >> are the tulips and windmills for extra credit?
>> >>
>> >> Greetings from a Dutchman!
>>
>> No credit. E.g., i.e., exampla gratis, means, "for example."
>>
>>
>> The correct spelling is 'exempli gratia'. It's Latin.
Thanks for the correction.
>> i.e., on the other hand, comes from 'id est' ('that is').
>> Latin too.
>
> I remember reading a book about polymorphism in programming.
> The author said it came from Latin. Nope.
Sounds more like Greek.
--
Neil Cerutti
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Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2011-08-15 12:06 +0000
Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2011-08-15 17:44 +0100
Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2011-08-15 17:14 +0000
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Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. rantingrick <rantingrick@gmail.com> - 2011-08-16 16:12 -0700
Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2011-08-16 23:25 +0000
Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. rantingrick <rantingrick@gmail.com> - 2011-08-16 16:50 -0700
Re: Ten rules to becoming a Python community member. John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2011-08-17 00:33 +0000
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