Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 00:04:26 +0200 From: des@des.no (=?iso-8859-1?q?Dag-Erling_Sm=F8rgrav?=) To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Beginning C++ in FreeBSD Message-ID: <xzpd65vu32t.fsf@dwp.des.no> In-Reply-To: <20040424131418.GA1318@gothmog.gr> (Giorgos Keramidas's message of "Sat, 24 Apr 2004 16:14:18 %2B0300") References: <200404202124.50967.dgw@liwest.at> <FGEIJLCPFDNMGDOKNBABCEAICKAA.flowers@users.sourceforge.net> <20040421110548.20d8e75c.cpressey@catseye.mine.nu> <20040424131418.GA1318@gothmog.gr>
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Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> writes: > A single Greek word for which there isn't an equivalent word in English > -- and I mean exact equivalent, including all the possible meanings and > nuances that this word can express in the Greek language -- should be > enough as an example, right? This isn't an "expression", it is a single > word, but there's no reason why a single word cannot be considered an > expression either :) There are plenty of those in English (sometimes shared with other Germanic languages). For instance, there is no direct equivalent for "home" in most Romance languages. Another example is "experience", in the sense used in tourist brochures or on show posters. DES --=20 Dag-Erling Sm=F8rgrav - des@des.no
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