On Mon, 2011-02-21 at 11:28 -0800, rantingrick wrote: > On Feb 20, 7:08 pm, "BartC" <b...@freeuk.com> wrote: > > "WestleyMartínez" <aniko...@gmail.com> wrote in message > > > > news:mailman.202.1298081685.1189.python-l...@python.org... > > > > > You have provided me with some well thought out arguments and have > > > stimulated my young programmer's mind, but I think we're coming from > > > different angles. You seem to come from a more math-minded, idealist > > > angle, while I come from a more practical angle. Being a person who has > > > had to deal with the í in my last name > > > > What purpose does the í serve in your last name, and how is it different > > from i? > > Simple, it does not have a purpose. Well, that is, except to give the > *impression* that a few pseudo intellectuals have a reason to keep > their worthless tenure at universities world wide. It's window > dressing, and nothing more. > > > (I'd have guessed it indicated stress, but it looks Spanish and I thought > > that syllable was stressed anyway.) > > The ascii char "i" would suffice. However some languages fell it > necessary to create an ongoing tutorial of the language. Sure French > and Latin can sound "pretty", however if all you seek is "pretty > music" then listen to music. Language should be for communication and > nothing more. Nicely said; you're absolutely right.
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