>Dunno--the older a language is, the more regular it
seems to be. (The rough
>edges get worn off, I assume) While Latin had a
reasonably complex set of
>rules, it was more regular than English. Japanese feels
the same, though
>I'll grant I've little enough experience with it that my
impress
> "Dan" == Dan Sugalski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Dan> Dunno--the older a language is, the more regular it seems to
Dan> be. (The rough edges get worn off, I assume) While Latin had a
Dan> reasonably complex set of rules, it was more regular than
Dan> English. Japanese feels the same, thoug
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> English, by comparison shows the effects of protracted foreign
> occupation of English speaking peoples by conquerors who spoke a
> foreign language.
And also of protacted occupation of foreign countries by English
speaking conquerors. Witness the number of Indian loa
> "PC" == Piers Cawley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
PC> Remember, Britain hasn't been invaded or conquered since 1066. A
PC> remarkably large number of 'foreign' words have entered English
PC> since then. The rules seems to be "If it's a word for a concept we
PC> don't actually have a
Not a comment at all on it? Was I accidentally unsubscribed to
perl6-language?
*tap* *tap* is this thing on?
Nat
I think we were all just stunned by the sheer brilliance. :^) That package
thing is pretty damn clever...
--Brent Dax
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