> To add to that, non-native speakers sometimes make mistakes that set > it off. I remember an embarrassing case where I thought the word > "gross" came from the German "Grosshaft", which means quite the > opposite (great, fabulous), and responded to a new idea on a list with > a heartily meant "Gross!".
Indeed, that German word would be "großartig!" (often spelled "grossartig" especially in environments without easy access to the German "ß". Responding "Gross!" would amount to saying "That's a great idea in that it is all-encompassing and using a generic concept to nicely solve a specific (class of) problem(s) and then some.". Entirely reasonable (if a bit unusually worded) in German :-) Karsten Hilbert -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
