Re: British v. American Vocabulary


21 Sep 1995 15:59:52 +0200

In article <43qehd$qp2@ixnews7.ix.netcom.com> RaleyD@ix.netcom.com (David S. Raley) writes:
The funniest use of "fortnight" I can recall is a unit of measurement
used in VAX computer systems: microfortnights.

There is also the derived unit attoparsec/microfortnight, which is
disturbingly close to 1 in/s...

But does this really have anything to do with IF :-) At least,
speaking for me as non-English speaker, an extensive use of
"special" words, be it English, Australian or American, makes a game
rather more difficult, but at the same time I get to learn a few
strange words :-)

Jarle.

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