From ... Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!colt.net!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!newsfeed1.bredband.com!bredband!uio.no!nntp.uio.no!ifi.uio.no!not-for-mail From: Erik Naggum Newsgroups: comp.lang.lisp Subject: Re: some stuff about the 2002 International Lisp Conference in SF Date: 10 Nov 2002 22:58:19 +0000 Organization: Naggum Software, Oslo, Norway Lines: 16 Message-ID: <3245957899805811@naggum.no> References: <_hMy9.1126$Aq5.112540@newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net> <87y984gdto.fsf@noetbook.telent.net> <7x7z9.2779$Aq5.289344@newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net> <3245839631070107@naggum.no> <3245849938542275@naggum.no> <3245940056324503@naggum.no> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: maud.ifi.uio.no 1036969099 1928 129.240.65.201 (10 Nov 2002 22:58:19 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@ifi.uio.no NNTP-Posting-Date: 10 Nov 2002 22:58:19 GMT Mail-Copies-To: never User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.2 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.lisp:46224 * Erik Naggum | Thank you for pointing out the misuse of "take" over "make", a remnant of | my native tongue which I now cannot imagine how slipped in there. * Doug McNaught | AFAIK, "to take a decision" is perfectly standard British English. | Americans tend to use "make" instead. FWIW, this did /not/ help. I pronounce my R's in the right place, and I'm damn proud of it! -- Erik Naggum, Oslo, Norway Act from reason, and failure makes you rethink and study harder. Act from faith, and failure makes you blame someone and push harder.