on Fri, 24 Oct 2003 04:52:35PM -0500, Ron Johnson insinuated: > On Fri, 2003-10-24 at 14:37, Tom wrote: > > On Fri, Oct 24, 2003 at 12:11:49PM -0700, Erik Steffl wrote: > > > english is like lego, yes there are some pieces that change shape > > > etc. but it consists mostly of bricks and brick like pieces. > > > german (and lot of other languages) is more like putty - you > > > mold things together. the lego-like structure of english makes > > > it easier to create a computer language... > > > > Finally, some insight. That makes sense. Thanks. > > Which is also one reason why English is a successful Lingua Franca > (pun intended).
to say nothing of the colonizing and megalomaniac interests of its
native speakers ...
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