On Friday 20 August 2010 21:14:00 Alan McKinnon wrote:
I've heard the argument and counter-arguments too.
Thanks all for an entertaining discussion. Thanks also for not taking it
too seriously.
I'll subside now.
--
Rgds
Peter. Linux Counter 5290, 1994-04-23.
Wow, what's going on here?
Alan McKinnon writes:
Like Eskimo's with 20+ words for different kinds of snow.
Say snow to any Eskimo, see what happens :-)
Actually, they have only two words for snow: qanik for falling snow and
aput for lying snow.
Wonko
Apparently, though unproven, at 21:32 on Friday 20 August 2010, Alex Schuster
did opine thusly:
Wow, what's going on here?
Alan McKinnon writes:
Like Eskimo's with 20+ words for different kinds of snow.
Say snow to any Eskimo, see what happens :-)
Actually, they have only two words
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