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=0.2 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1014db,4873305131bf4d94 X-Google-Attributes: gid1014db,public X-Google-Thread: 109fba,4873305131bf4d94 X-Google-Attributes: gid109fba,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,4873305131bf4d94 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: system@niuhep.physics.niu.edu Subject: Re: English SUCKS, Chinese is the only language you need!! Date: 1997/11/19 Message-ID: <64vpcn$ni7@corn.cso.niu.edu>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 290847384 References: <34557f2b.1934172@news.mindspring.com> <3471428A.6193@erdw.ethz.ch> <64sql2$k0@mtinsc04.worldnet.att.net> <3471F184.7924@mWilden.com> <64vc2j$bbt$1@helios.crest.nt.com> Organization: N.Ill.U. Physics Dept. Reply-To: system@niuhep.physics.niu.edu Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.c,comp.lang.c++ Date: 1997-11-19T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: 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