= Сообщение: 5303 из 12556 ====================================== ENET.SYSOP = От : Michiel van der Vlist 2:280/5555 27 Aug 17 22:08:58 Кому : David Rance 27 Aug 17 22:08:58 Тема : Swedish meatballs ... FGHI : area://ENET.SYSOP?msgid=2:280/5555+59a32746 На : area://ENET.SYSOP?msgid=2:203/2+599ff8ea = Кодировка сообщения определена как: CP850 ================================== ============================================================================== Hello David,
On Friday August 25 2017 12:16, you wrote to me:
MvdV>> You propably read it too. In Gödel.Escher.Bach by Douglas MvdV>> Hofstadter, a superior being that can grant wishes is called a MvdV>> "djin". It is not spelled "gin". OK, Hofstadteris an American, MvdV>> but still...
DR> As a matter of fact we spell it "djinn". I suppose it's to DR> differentiate it from "gin".
I checked. Hofstadter spells it "djinn" with a double 'n'. But he also uses "genie"
