Re: input record sepArator (equivalent of "$|" of perl)

Dennis Lee Bieber wrote: On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 19:14:54 -0500, Steve Holden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> declaimed the following in comp.lang.python: Plus the builders quite routinely ask suppliers for things like "a meter of two (inches) by four (inches)". They don;t care that they're getting the closest

Re: input record sepArator (equivalent of "$|" of perl)

Mike Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ... > Trivia question: Name the second most powerfull country on earth not > using the metric system for everything. Well, then, just name the 2nd most powerful country on earth, period (I'm not going to get myself in trouble by guessing whether said 2nd co

Re: input record sepArator (equivalent of "$|" of perl)

Jeff Shannon schreef: > John Machin wrote: > >>Subtle distinction: A metER is a measuring device. A MetRE is a unit of >>distance. > ... except in the US, where we stubbornly apply the same spelling to > both of those. (It figures that we Americans just ignore subtle > distinctions) Or t

Re: input record sepArator (equivalent of "$|" of perl)

Andrew Dalke wrote: Mike Meyer: Trivia question: Name the second most powerfull country on earth not using the metric system for everything. The UK? Before going there I thought they were a fully metric country. But I saw weather reports in degrees F, distances in yards and miles, and of course pi

Re: input record sepArator (equivalent of "$|" of perl)

Mike Meyer: > Trivia question: Name the second most powerfull country on earth not > using the metric system for everything. The UK? Before going there I thought they were a fully metric country. But I saw weather reports in degrees F, distances in yards and miles, and of course pints of beer.

Re: input record sepArator (equivalent of "$|" of perl)

Christos "TZOTZIOY" Georgiou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > [1] through the French "mètre" of course; great job, those > revolutionaries did with the metric system. As Asimov put it, "how many > inches to the mile?" Trivia question: Name the second most powerfull country on earth not using the me

Re: input record sepArator (equivalent of "$|" of perl)

On 21 Dec 2004 15:20:35 -0800, rumours say that "John Machin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> might have written: >Subtle distinction: A metER is a measuring device. A MetRE is a unit of >distance. In this case, English (compared to American English) is closer to the original "metron" [1]. Now, if only you

Re: input record sepArator (equivalent of "$|" of perl)

John Machin wrote: Nick Coghlan wrote: [snip] delimeter. Hey, Terry, another varmint over here! Heh. Just don't get me started on the issues I have with typing apostrophes in the right spot. My *brain* knows where they go, but for some reason it refuses to let my fingers in on the secret. . . C

Re: input record sepArator (equivalent of "$|" of perl)

John Machin wrote: Steven Bethard wrote: John Machin wrote: Nick Coghlan wrote: [snip] delimeter. Hey, Terry, another varmint over here! No, no. He's talking about a deli-meter. It's the metric standard for measuring subs and sandwiches. ;) Nobody mention the wurst! I did once, but I think I go

Re: input record sepArator (equivalent of "$|" of perl)

John Machin said unto the world upon 2004-12-21 18:20: Subtle distinction: A metER is a measuring device. A MetRE is a unit of distance. Not everyone agrees . I do, but then I think it ought be spelled 'colour', too. Best, Brian vdB -- http://mail.pyth

Re: input record sepArator (equivalent of "$|" of perl)

John Machin wrote: Subtle distinction: A metER is a measuring device. A MetRE is a unit of distance. ... except in the US, where we stubbornly apply the same spelling to both of those. (It figures that we Americans just ignore subtle distinctions) Jeff Shannon Technician/Programmer Credi

Re: input record sepArator (equivalent of "$|" of perl)

Steven Bethard wrote: > John Machin wrote: > > Nick Coghlan wrote: > > [snip] > > > >>delimeter. > > > > Hey, Terry, another varmint over here! > > No, no. He's talking about a deli-meter. It's the metric standard for > measuring subs and sandwiches. ;) > Nobody mention the wurst! I did once, b

Re: input record sepArator (equivalent of "$|" of perl)

John Machin wrote: Nick Coghlan wrote: [snip] delimeter. Hey, Terry, another varmint over here! No, no. He's talking about a deli-meter. It's the metric standard for measuring subs and sandwiches. ;) Steve -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: input record sepArator (equivalent of "$|" of perl)

Nick Coghlan wrote: [snip] > delimeter. Hey, Terry, another varmint over here! -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list