From owner-freebsd-chat Sun Nov 16 16:28:35 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id QAA25835 for chat-outgoing; Sun, 16 Nov 1997 16:28:35 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat) Received: from anlsun.ebr.anlw.anl.gov (anlsun.ebr.anlw.anl.gov [141.221.1.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id QAA25815 for ; Sun, 16 Nov 1997 16:28:27 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from cmott@srv.net) Received: from darkstar.home (dialin1.anlw.anl.gov [141.221.254.101]) by anlsun.ebr.anlw.anl.gov (8.6.11/8.6.11) with SMTP id RAA17751 for ; Sun, 16 Nov 1997 17:28:24 -0700 Date: Sun, 16 Nov 1997 17:27:52 -0700 (MST) From: Charles Mott X-Sender: cmott@darkstar.home To: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: The Language Barrier [Was: Could FreeBSD be ...] In-Reply-To: <244.879724001@jkh.cdrom.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Sun, 16 Nov 1997, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: > > Well, that's -chat here: Jordan, is your Ukrainian better than his > > English? :-)) > > If I ever join any Ukranian mailing lists and need to make > myself understood in that language, I'll let you know. :) > > Jordan Who knows, maybe the English language has reached its zenith. I have actually found myself a few times wanting to read foreign language websites and being aware of my complete lack of language skills. 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. Charles Mott