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On Fri, 21 Nov 1997, Greg Lehey wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 16, 1997 at 05:27:52PM -0700, Charles Mott wrote:
> >
> > In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Americans working in the areas of
> > physics, aerodynamics, chemistry and chemical engineering often had to
> > _learn_ German (not just pass an exam) in order to keep up with
> > developments.
> 
> Sic transit gloria mundi
> Greg
> 

Well, you know, important world languages come and go.