On Oct 5, 2017 2:02 PM, "Roel Schroeven" <r...@roelschroeven.net> wrote:
Thomas Jollans schreef op 5/10/2017 10:30: On 2017-10-05 06:47, Steve D'Aprano wrote: > >> On Thu, 5 Oct 2017 02:54 pm, Chris Angelico wrote: >> >>> (There are exceptions even to the longer form of the rule, but only a >>> handful. English isn't a tidy language.) >>> >> Even with the longer version of the rule, there are so few applicable >> cases, >> and enough difficulty in applying the rule correctly, that the rule is not >> worth the breath it takes to say it. >> > > Maybe we should just all switch to Dutch on this list. Might be easier. > Certainly more consistent. > Although that way may not be obvious at first unless you're Dutch. (or Flemish) There are a lot of exceptions, weird rules and other difficulties in Dutch as well; we native speakers just don't notice them that much. -- The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom. -- Isaac Asimov Roel Schroeve Esperanto. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esperanto_grammar Thanks, Cem Karan -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
