Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/3/84; site cfa.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!bellcore!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!cfa!wyatt From: wyatt@cfa.UUCP (Bill Wyatt) Newsgroups: net.nlang Subject: Re: Re: Easy languages Message-ID: <183@cfa.UUCP> Date: Sun, 16-Feb-86 17:03:08 EST Article-I.D.: cfa.183 Posted: Sun Feb 16 17:03:08 1986 Date-Received: Mon, 17-Feb-86 06:20:57 EST References: <77@druhi.UUCP> <3550004@csd2.UUCP> <402@watmum.UUCP> Organization: Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Lines: 13 > >>As for spoken language, it has been proven that English is the easiest > >>language because all other languages are derived from it. [ mass quantities of flames from various authors about this statement ] Come on now! Isn't there *anyone* out there who has a sense of humor? Did Donn Seeley have to bracket his entire article in smiley faces to prevent people from taking this seriously? -- Bill UUCP: {seismo|ihnp4|cmcl2}!harvard!talcott!cfa!wyatt Wyatt ARPA: wyatt%cfa.UUCP@harvard.HARVARD.EDU