On 5 January 2012 06:04, Kent A. Reed <knbr...@erols.com> wrote: >> Next discussion: why did the "l" reappear in spelling?
> It's amazing we manage to communicate at all given the twists and turns > our languages have taken. I am reading a novel set in the Napoleonic war, and I was curious about the ranks of the soldiers (that's got an L in it), specifically the gap between Lieutenant and Lieutenant Commander. Naturally these are pronounced "Lefftenant" in British English because, errr, because... -- atp The idea that there is no such thing as objective truth is, quite simply, wrong. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex infrastructure or vast IT resources to deliver seamless, secure access to virtual desktops. With this all-in-one solution, easily deploy virtual desktops for less than the cost of PCs and save 60% on VDI infrastructure costs. Try it free! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Citrix-VDIinabox _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users