"Terry Sambrooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > Hi, > > I put my hands up to being one of those people who only speak two languages, English and Rubbish, although I suspect they may be inexplicably linked. (Programming languages can be discounted as I might only be able to libel somebody in those rather than slander them.) > > In the context of an earlier post "It's the pervasive internal inconsistency within the language itself. Steel vs. steal vs. stele. Say what?" > > My interpretation would be that "to steal" is the act of theft, and that "steel" might be medium of the blunt instrument used to perpetrate the crime. If the crime were really ancient then it might have been reported for posterity on a "stele" if I refer to a stone slab rather than the stem of a plant. > > The words whilst sounding the same have very different meanings and whilst that might lead to aural confusion, it should convey precise meaning in written form. > > On a different tack abbreviations and there use has cropped up recently.
Not to forget the similar sound of "there" and "their".... Kees. ********************************************************************** For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain confidential and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or any attachment may be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other action related to this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail by error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt. ********************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
