= Сообщение: 4080 из 12549 ====================================== ENET.SYSOP = От : David Rance 2:203/2 19 Jul 16 00:15:47 Кому : Robert Bashe 19 Jul 16 00:15:47 Тема : Brexit FGHI : area://ENET.SYSOP?msgid=2:203/2+578d550c На : area://ENET.SYSOP?msgid=2:2448/44+578ca094 = Кодировка сообщения определена как: CP866 ================================== Ответ: area://ENET.SYSOP?msgid=2:2448/44+578dc466 ============================================================================== On Mon, 18 Jul 2016 11:22:54 Robert Bashe -> David Rance wrote:
RB> David Rance wrote to Robert Bashe on Sunday July 17 2016 at 11:48:
DR>> Because of its history English has about twice as many words as most DR>> other languages and usual at least two for everything.
RB> I think you might be surprised how many words there are in German, RB> including all the dialects. Can't speak for other languages, as I'm RB> only fluent in German and English, but my experience is that every RB> language has it's nuances.
I'm not talking about regional differences, or nuances. I'm referring to standard English.
I suppose we have a "posh" word and "common" word for most things. The posh word invariably comes from Norman French.
David
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