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=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 115aec,d275ffeffdf83655 X-Google-Attributes: gid115aec,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,d275ffeffdf83655 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 146b77,d275ffeffdf83655 X-Google-Attributes: gid146b77,public From: gwinn@ma.ultranet.com (Joe Gwinn) Subject: Re: Ada vs C++ vs Java Date: 1999/01/21 Message-ID: #1/1 X-Deja-AN: 435491368 References: <369C1F31.AE5AF7EF@concentric.net> <369DDDC3.FDE09999@sea.ericsson.se> <369e309a.32671759@news.demon.co.uk> <77ledn$eu7$1@remarQ.com> <77pnqc$cgi$1@newnews.global.net.uk> <8p64spq5lo5.fsf@Eng.Sun.COM> <782r25$k18$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> <787f6m$jnh$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> X-Ultra-Time: 22 Jan 1999 04:02:32 GMT X-Complaints-To: abuse@ultra.net Organization: Gwinn Instruments Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.vxworks,comp.realtime Date: 1999-01-21T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: In article <787f6m$jnh$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>, robert_dewar@my-dejanews.com wrote: > In article > , > gwinn@ma.ultranet.com (Joe Gwinn) wrote: > > Well, I can always depend on Robert for a fight... > > I find it an odd habit for people to confuse an argument > with a fight. Despite having been in this country for > many years, it is hard to get used to the idea that > people regard argument as a negative word, and indeed > consider it more or less equivalent to a fight. Odd .... Yes, "argument" and "fight" are essentially synonyms in this context, implying the presence of some anger, while "debate" implies a cooler, more controlled exchange. Debates generally lack ad-hominem arguments, as well. So, listen to the tone of your postings (not just the logic of the arguments), and you may understand the reaction. Joe Gwinn