OK, this isn't really about a computer language. It is a joke from Reader's Digest, in English. But it makes a good point as to why semantics is important.
Wife: Go to the store and buy a quart of milk. If they have avocados, get six. Husband: OK Husband comes back with 6 quarts of milk Wife: What? Why did you get 6 quarts of milk? Husband: They had avocados. Obviously the husband is a systems programmer. And the wife is an end user. <grin/> -- As of next week, passwords will be entered in Morse code. Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
