Re: Board or card?

On Thu, 08 Jun 2006 08:13:56 -0700, John Larkin wrote:

Nobody ever accused English of making sense.

It's not so much that it doesn't make sense, as that it's confusing,
because we have at least two words for almost everything, and usually
more than that - check a thesaurus some time. :-)

But that also means it's the richest, and most expressive, and if I
may say so, the most powerful language on the planet, presumably because
of its diverse origins.

If the telephone had been invented by a German, it'd be the fernsprecher. ;-)
[thanks to The Good Doctor, may he rest in peace.]

Cheers!
Rich

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