On Wed, 27 Oct 2010 22:47:35 -0700 (PDT) alex23 <wuwe...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Oct 27, 7:58 pm, Robin Becker <ro...@reportlab.com> wrote: > > >> "I know that that that that that boy said is wrong!". > > > > well they say nested is hard. How about this break down > > > > I know that X that a boy said is wrong. (any boy) > > I know that X that the boy said is wrong. (a single boy) > > I know that X that that boy said is wrong. (a specific boy) > > But your original statement maps out to: > > I know that X that that that boy said is wrong. > > So this would apply to a specific 'that boy', hence Stefan's > question :) No, it wouldn't, hence Stefan's (and your) error. It maps to a specific boy. Replacing "that"s where possible, it becomes: I know that [the] "that" [which] that boy said is wrong. /W -- To reach me via email, replace INVALID with the country code of my home country. But if you spam me, I'll be one sour Kraut. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
