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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 3 of 3 1 2 3 Re: Some old languages won't die TheFallibleFiend #178797 08/17/08 11:26 PM Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 390 कहीं &... L latishya enthusiast latishya enthusiast L Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 390 कहीं &... since this thread is about languages and geekstuff this pun might appeal to some here: UserFriendly Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Some old languages won't die TheFallibleFiend #178799 08/18/08 02:09 AM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania The Pook old hand The Pook old hand Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania  Originally Posted By: TheFallibleFiend I can say that learning programming languages has help my English... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Some old languages won't die The Pook #178800 08/18/08 02:14 AM Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,526 Virginia, USA TheFallibleFiend veteran TheFallibleFiend veteran Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,526 Virginia, USA  Originally Posted By: The Pook  Originally Posted By: TheFallibleFiend I can say that learning programming languages has help my English... That should be "I can't say ..." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Some old languages won't die TheFallibleFiend #178807 08/18/08 10:09 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803  Originally Posted By: TheFallibleFiend  Originally Posted By: The Pook  Originally Posted By: TheFallibleFiend I can say that learning programming languages has help my English... That should be "I can't say ..." There's no past tense in computer languages. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Some old languages won't die Faldage #178814 08/18/08 12:37 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh There's no past tense in computer languages. There is no tense in them either. Nor aspect. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Some old languages won't die latishya #178817 08/18/08 04:55 PM Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 155 M morphememedley member morphememedley member M Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 155 Ah yes, drag and drop (�dragon drop�). Fortunately it can often be done with no highlighting by the user necessary, as when moving an icon or a bookmark. When it comes to copy and paste and cut and paste, I sometimes spend more time time trying to highlight a short multi-line passage of text than it would have taken to type it out, it seems. See? GUIs spoil us, and may make quibblers of us all. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 3 of 3 1 2 3 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,810 Members9,187 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Karin, JeffMackwood, artguitar, Jim_W, Rdbuffalo 9,187 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 846 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 30 A C Bowden 15 LukeJavan8 5 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,852 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,944 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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