From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_05,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,4873305131bf4d94 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 1014db,4873305131bf4d94 X-Google-Attributes: gid1014db,public X-Google-Thread: 109fba,4873305131bf4d94 X-Google-Attributes: gid109fba,public From: michael j tobler Subject: Re: English SUCKS, Chinese is the only language you need!! Date: 1997/11/26 Message-ID: <347C4CD7.6671DE86@ix.netcom.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 292884979 References: <34557f2b.1934172@news.mindspring.com> <3471428A.6193@erdw.ethz.ch> <64sql2$k0@mtinsc04.worldnet.att.net> <3471F184.7924@mWilden.com> <64vc2j$bbt$1@helios.crest.nt.com> <64vpcn$ni7@corn.cso.niu.edu> Organization: All USENET -- http://www.Supernews.com Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.c,comp.lang.c++ Date: 1997-11-26T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: This thread is started to suck, let's move on ... -- blue skies michael j. tobler, mailto:mjtobler@ix.netcom.com system@niuhep.physics.niu.edu wrote: > kaz@helios.crest.nt.com (Kaz Kylheku) writes: > >Mark Wilden wrote: > >>John Rickard wrote: > > >>> why should I waste my time RE learning a language I have understood > >>> and spoke since around 1-3 years of age? > > >>Three reasons: > > >>1) "RE learning" requires a hyphen. > > >Incidentally, re-learning would actually be written relearning. > > Maybe. John wanted to emphasize "RE", so I think he should have > typed "RE-learning". No hyphen would have been ok, clearly a space > is incorrect. > > >>2) "spoke" should be "spoken." > > >Touche. That could be a typo. > > Probably, but since this was a response to a criticism based on the typos > made by John you would think he would be a bit more carefull. > (The criticism included a smilie and I do think was made in good humor, > something John seems to lack) > > Robert > > Morphis@physics.niu.edu > Real Women change tires abuse@uu.net postmaster@uu.net > Real Men change diapers security@uu.net