FW: Subspecies

Kondla, Norbert FOR:EX Norbert.Kondla at gems3.gov.bc.ca
Fri Mar 26 17:12:17 EST 1999


well ok then, in good humour i sheepishly (or is it Flemishly ?) confess to
having a very lazy shift key finger when rattling off a note with this
wonderful technology - or i could just plead creeping senility ?

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> From: 	Guy_VdP at t-online.de[SMTP:Guy_VdP at t-online.de]
> Reply To: 	Guy_VdP at t-online.de
> Sent: 	Friday, March 26, 1999 1:37 PM
> To: 	LEPS-L Discussiegroep
> Subject: 	Re: Subspecies
> 
> >(snip). Latinizing the locality
> >name would defeat the purpose--which is to make the location of the popu-
> >lation instantly accessible to everyone.
> 
> 
> Latin was used as the standard language because it was the only language
> many scientists had in common. Standards are good, if the circonstances in
> which they are employed do not change. But in the mean time, English has
> become the most used language in science (internationally I mean), but
> only
> in writing. English itself is splitting up into several dialects, and I've
> worked with Brits, which, especially in the North, speak something that
> you
> can hear is related to English, but is completely incomprehensible.
> Others,
> like Norbert Kondla, try to evolutionise the written language (or did your
> caps key disappear ;-), so this will not be a standard for much longer
> either.
> So, if you would all learn Flemish, I wouldn't have that much difficulties
> any more ...
> 
> Guy.
> 
> Guy Van de Poel
> Guy_VdP at t-online.de
> 
> Royal Entomological Society of Antwerp
> http://www.freeyellow.com/members/fransjanssens/index.html
> 
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