Re: [OT] Indian C programmers and "u"
From: Alan Balmer (albalmer_at_att.net)
Date: 12/01/03
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Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 09:38:07 -0700
On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 04:25:35 -0900, Floyd Davidson <floyd@barrow.com>
wrote:
>
> question n. 1) ... 2) ... 3) doubt; ...
>
>"Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language", 1968.
Good grief. You select one word from the dictionary definitions, and
claim that proves your point? Let's look at the whole entry
(Webster's, but not the same version):
<begin quote>
question
Cross references:
1. ask
1. ques.tion \'kwes(h)-ch*n\ n [ME, fr. MF, fr. L quaestion-,
quaestio, fr.
quaesitus, qu]aestus, pp. of quaerere to seek, ask 1a1: an
interrogative
expression often used to test knowledge 1a2: an interrogative
sentence or
clause 1b: a subject or aspect in dispute or open for discussion :
ISSUE;
broadly : PROBLEM, MATTER 1c1: a subject or point of debate or a
proposition to be voted on in a meet ing 1c2: the bringing of such
to a
vote 1d: the specific point at issue 2a: an act or instance of
asking :
INQUIRY 2b: INTERROGATION; also : a judicial or official
investigatio n
2c: torture as part of an examination 2d1: OBJECTION, DISPUTE
2d2: room
for doubt or objection 2d3: CHANCE, POSSIBILITY {no ~ of escape}
2. question vt 1: to ask a question of or about 2: CROSS-EXAMINE 3a:
DOUBT, DISPUTE 3b: to subject to analysis : EXAMINE : to ask
questions :
INQUIRE - ques.tion.er n
<end quote>
Now, I can claim that "question" actually means "torture" and the two
words can be used interchangably.
-- Al Balmer Balmer Consulting removebalmerconsultingthis@att.net
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