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| From | The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc, alt.folklore.computers |
| Subject | Re: Recent history of vi |
| Date | 2025-12-08 08:46 +0000 |
| Organization | A little, after lunch |
| Message-ID | <10h639d$r4s$4@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | (8 earlier) <mpm0h0Fi256U3@mid.individual.net> <IkkZQ.697$k6W8.76@fx34.iad> <mpm3o1Fil5pU4@mid.individual.net> <10h4nug$3n4no$5@dont-email.me> <mpmtkeFn2fsU1@mid.individual.net> |
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On 08/12/2025 03:05, rbowman wrote: > On Sun, 7 Dec 2025 20:26:56 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > >> I like Spanish. It looks easier to learn than German. I did French to O >> level. > > Like German Spanish has a limited number of pronunciation rules so you can > often suss out an unknown word. French seems to elide a lot of characters. > > With English words I'm not sure about I go with the German pronunciation. > Works well unless there is an 'e' and 'i' involved. England, being a trading and maritime nation above all else is massively comprised of 'foreign' words. And Celtic constructs, and all and all? And importation of Dutch typesetters who knew little English, made spelling in the first 'bookes' a bit suspect. Also they lisped as much as the Spanish back in the day and ff was equated to 'ss' Fucking mongrel language, but ubiquitous. -- In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is. -- Yogi Berra
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