On Sat, 31 Aug 2002 08:01:22 -0700 (PDT), Meph Istopheles <meph@xxxxxxxxxxx> squashed this out of the keyboard: > > So, do you speak French? > > Not any longer. There was a time, though -- as well as a few > other languages I've not had any contact with in years. I ~can~ > manage to figure out what many European language docs are on > about still, but I couldn't translate for a living. Nor would I, despite being bilingual. If in a French environment I'll speak and think in French. If in an English environment I'll speak and think in English. Being able to translate or interpret requires being able to switch rapidly from thinking in one language to thinking in another, and that is something I can't do easily. -- G. Stewart -- gstewart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx gstewart@xxxxxxxxxxx Registered Linux user #284683 -------------------------------------------- Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes. To unsubcribe send e-mail with the word unsubscribe in the body to: Linux-Anyway-Request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?body=unsubscribe