Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!ccsf.homeunix.org!news1.wakwak.com!nf1.xephion.ne.jp!onion.ish.org!news1.miyuki-kasei.co.jp!fr.usenet-edu.net!usenet-edu.net!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!sn-xit-03!sn-xit-06!sn-post-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail From: "Vaughn L.Porter" Newsgroups: japan.anime.evangelion Subject: Re: KaKarotto? Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 21:16:01 -0700 Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com Message-ID: References: <20020828190631.09297.00004015@mb-ml.aol.com> X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 X-Complaints-To: abuse@supernews.com Lines: 44 Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org japan.anime.evangelion:2563 Disaster wrote in message news:ung0af2jsnqu30@corp.supernews.com... > "Rudolf Polzer" wrote: > > Scripsit illud Disaster : > > > Oh hang on a bit there! Let's not be drastic, English IS special. > > > > In which sense? English is just another language. You are right in > > saying that Latin is a dead language - but what makes the English > > language more special than Chinese, Russian, Japanese or German? Nothing > > - it's just one language of many. > > > > You only think English has an advantage over all other languages because > > *you* are speaking English. In a group whose name starts with "japan.", > > English is no more or less special than Latin. Japanese is the only > > exception, because it's mentioned in the group name - all other > > languages are to be considered equal here. > > You mean aside from the fact that English is the international language? > That it's the most commonly spoken language throughout the world on a per > national basis? Not to mention it is the universal language for comercial pilots. > Aside from the fact that it's the most difficult language > in the world to learn? > Oh? I thought Mandarin Chinese had that title. > Aside from all that, it lets you attempt to try and understand my > messages! :P > -- Even then, comprehension isn't always possible. Vaughn L.Porter Anyone have a Universal Translator set to Disaster-speak?