Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site calma.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!bellcore!decvax!tektronix!hplabs!pesnta!pyramid!decwrl!sun!calma!radzy From: radzy@calma.UUCP (Tim Radzykewycz) Newsgroups: net.nlang Subject: Re: Re: Easy languages Message-ID: <130@calma.UUCP> Date: Sat, 18-Jan-86 12:40:21 EST Article-I.D.: calma.130 Posted: Sat Jan 18 12:40:21 1986 Date-Received: Tue, 21-Jan-86 01:02:11 EST References: <10132@tardis.UUCP> <771@spar.UUCP> Reply-To: radzy@calma.UUCP (Tim Radzykewycz) Organization: GE/Calma Co., R&D Systems Engineering, Milpitas, CA Lines: 26 In article <771@spar.UUCP> ellis@spar.UUCP (Michael Ellis) writes: >>Even in English, which unfortunately lacks a lot of the necessary >>grammatical machinery, ... - Thomas > What necessary machinery does English lack? (-: (-: (-: (-: (-: (-: (-: (-: (-: (-: (-: (-: I'd love to let you know what necessary machinery English lacks, but unfortunately, I'm unable, since the machinery in question is *necessary*, and this discussion is, of course, in English. How about: English fehlt einige gewichte Sachen, sowie .... :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) How could English *possibly* lack something necessary and still be in use? Perhaps "Thomas" should rephrase his statement, or maybe try thinking before posting. (-: "type 'Pnews', insert foot" :-) -- Tim (radzy) Radzykewycz, The Incredible Radical Cabbage. calma!radzy@ucbvax.ARPA {ucbvax,sun,csd-gould}!calma!radzy