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Bj�rn Persson wrote:
> 
> That'd impose an English-like grammar on other languages, which would 
> often not work at all. There may well be languages where "if" isn't a 
> separate word.

That's why I said "In many cases". For other languages, something more 
complex would be needed.

>> For a truly international language, instead of reserved words, maybe 
>> we should have symbols:
>>
>> ? Kelko_Koza =>
>>    ...
>> ?? Koza_2 =>
>>    ...
>> ?=>
>>    ...
>> ?<;
> 
> That's still not international. A Greek question mark looks like a 
> semicolon for starters.

'?' has no real meaning is such a language except as the language 
defines it. I could have used '@' just as well. All that matters is that 
the Greek developer has the character on his keyboard.

> Don't try. That way lies madness.

Much too C-like for me to try.

-- 
Jeff Carter
"My mind is aglow with whirling, transient nodes of
thought, careening through a cosmic vapor of invention."
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