Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!goblin1!goblin.stu.neva.ru!uio.no!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.067 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.87; '*S*': 0.00; 'say,': 0.05; 'happen.': 0.09; 'subject:Help': 0.11; "wouldn't": 0.14; 'consciously': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'prototype,': 0.16; 'rough': 0.16; 'roy': 0.16; 'subject:Got': 0.16; 'subject:Plz': 0.16; 'subject:make': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'wed,': 0.18; 'saying': 0.22; 'unicode': 0.24; 'certain': 0.27; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'am,': 0.29; 'said,': 0.30; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; "i'm": 0.30; 'maybe': 0.34; 'more,': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'there': 0.35; 'really': 0.36; 'should': 0.36; 'nov': 0.38; 'to:addr :python-list': 0.38; 'though,': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'skip:u 10': 0.60; 'subject: !': 0.61; "you're": 0.61; 'different': 0.65; 'talking': 0.65; 'life': 0.66; 'world': 0.66; 'smith': 0.68; 'subject:your': 0.76; 'avoid.': 0.84; 'confusing': 0.84; 'fortunately,': 0.84; 'subject: ! ': 0.84; '2013': 0.98 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=sGW8ujT5aNXbjbxh/ADUUjbBAtb5EaUT6hMgi5yb4hQ=; b=spSdkMYGspXrlK2BbWYq/7vfkBrpkWo5IgzbHvSL352df9nCGNCWov7quzj6Lzle5U vpMynGX4cT0u04xbNT8XoTw2ixL34Qru8i8jfHZF/UI+C8wLTZDw7f+vznz9YqGq6VcP oAq44lt2aYLgSULqhutkEQib/BqX7kMuh9mhjVCvkR6bDRmmK9hiIOTGOMs/p5SLISD4 kXuNkZfGjmcTLHXyFlcWenU0FL2CJS/ZXurgOOp9QrjhpPAR4VSNirf5AvQHu3OLVGnf SNiSZXDgPX0PMxv1cDF/p7ZM+4FfKXOlrHrotO7RCF5O1/gIF/BbVzH55/f6VknOiwUN Pbug== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.66.248.202 with SMTP id yo10mr9333778pac.177.1385477531886; Tue, 26 Nov 2013 06:52:11 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <5290105a$0$29993$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <5293AAC1.4010902@rece.vub.ac.be> Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2013 01:52:11 +1100 Subject: Re: Got a Doubt ! Wanting for your Help ! Plz make it ASAP ! From: Chris Angelico To: python-list@python.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 16 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1385477541 news.xs4all.nl 15974 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:37411 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:60518 On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 1:37 AM, Roy Smith wrote: > We live in an international world (otherwise we wouldn't need that > annoying unicode stuff). When you say, "effort to be understandable", > what you're really saying is, "everybody should be just like me". > > Unfortunately, that's not going to happen. Or maybe fortunately, since > variety and exploring different cultures is part of what makes life > interesting. That said, though, there are a few phrases that we all learn to avoid. I'm used to talking about "knocking up" a rough prototype, but when I started communicating internationally more, I consciously started saying "knocking together" instead, to avoid confusing certain groups of people... ChrisA