hajma wrote:
>>>> I'm now aiming for 121. Can't tell yet if it will
>> make it or not.
>>> If you don't mind sharing, what have been the
>> obstacles to getting 
>>> stdcxx in?
>> When i was in 4th grade, i started learning English
>> in school (along 
>> with everyone else). They were teaching British
>> English. One of the 
>> things they taught us was the difference between
>> "can" and "may", and 
>> the lesson they used as an example was:
>>
>> Bob asks Alice: "Can I sit down?"
>> Alice replies: "I am certain that you can, but I
>> don't think you may."
>>
> 
> this is a nice little story from your childhood, but how is it relevant to 
> the discussion here?

I believe Stefan is trying to politely say that he wanted to, and could, 
but was not allowed to.

Cheers,
-- 
Shawn Walker

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