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From: scot@catzen.gun.de (Scot W. Stevenson)
Subject: Re: In defense of Whorf
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Hello Dean,

: I see that you live in Germany - have you found this to be true in
: your daily life?  

At least in the group I talk to about computers - includes a mathematican,
a computer scientist, and a "mathematical/technical assistant". I wouldn't
go so far as to say that Germany as a whole uses the terms in daily life,
but the people I have tried this story out have always understood what
I ment.

: Here they call them `americanische' and `diese bloede Dinge'.

Also know as the "where is the verdammte Z key keyboards" =8). Yes, those
are also popular names.

: P.S. I always thought that the Germans were better at using computers
: because they speak a more obviously stack-based language than the
: 'mericuns. 

...which leads to a better short term memory, like, when will he get to
the verb. If somehow you've missed Mark Twain's essay about German, you
might want to try to find it. Nur genial =8).

Y, Scot

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          Scot W. Stevenson  scot@catzen.gun.de  Essen, Germany
                 "How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice. 
    "You must be," said the Cat, "or you would not have come here." 
