Re: Relations as Repeating Groups & Namespaces
From: mAsterdam <mAsterdam_at_vrijdag.org>
Date: Fri, 04 Jun 2004 04:42:23 +0200
Message-ID: <40bfe186$0$48920$e4fe514c_at_news.xs4all.nl>
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> Please translate. "Klote" is not in the Dutch-English online
> ictionary. --dawn
> .
> P.S. Just kidding, I think I've got it. The words that pass down through
> the generations are often those not used in polite company, if my own
> translation was correct. I went to college with a bunch of kids like me
> whose grandparents stepped the boat off and much of the swearing on (this
> Calvinist) campus was done in Dutch since parents wouldn't want to swear (in
> English) in front of the kids, so they would revert to the Dutch for the
> not-so-nice words. You only need one set of parents for each word and it
> spreads among the kids. So, if I ever visit the Netherlands, I can only say
> nasty things..
Date: Fri, 04 Jun 2004 04:42:23 +0200
Message-ID: <40bfe186$0$48920$e4fe514c_at_news.xs4all.nl>
Dawn M. Wolthuis wrote:
> "mAsterdam" wrote:
[chop]
>>Wat een klote-site - herkent Mozilla-plugins niet eens. >>Die obligate kennis bla-bla kan jou toch ook niet echt >>aanspreken? Vergeet die $1.000 nou en help me eens met >>het belang van betekenis tussen al die structuralisten. >> >>Sorry for the Dutch. This was necessary.
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>
> Please translate. "Klote" is not in the Dutch-English online
> ictionary. --dawn
> .
> P.S. Just kidding, I think I've got it. The words that pass down through
> the generations are often those not used in polite company, if my own
> translation was correct. I went to college with a bunch of kids like me
> whose grandparents stepped the boat off and much of the swearing on (this
> Calvinist) campus was done in Dutch since parents wouldn't want to swear (in
> English) in front of the kids, so they would revert to the Dutch for the
> not-so-nice words. You only need one set of parents for each word and it
> spreads among the kids. So, if I ever visit the Netherlands, I can only say
> nasty things..
Ok, so you got the crucial part about the site :-), I'll give you the rest: Just forget about the $ 1.000 and help me show the importance of meaning to this structuralistic mob. BTW you are welcome to practise your swearing over a cup of coffee. (no decaf :^) Received on Fri Jun 04 2004 - 04:42:23 CEST