RE: Programming Tomes was [Dev-C++] Question of the day

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> From: dev...@li...
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> Don...@in...
> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 11:06 PM
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> Subject: RE: Programming Tomes was [Dev-C++] Question of the day
>
> Actually, the expression "It's Greek to me" refers to the fact that the
> Greek alphabet is unreadable to the poor souls who were brought
> up with the
> Latin alphabet.  Basically, it means that the subject matter is so
> technical, abstruse or esoteric that the reader cannot understand it, and
> so it might just as well be written in Greek for all the good it does him
> or her.  Yes, it probably is an American expression, but no, I don't think
> any ethnic slur is intended by it.


I did not receive it as an insult anyway. Also i consider chinese, and the
like more difficult to read.
Chinese have 380 letters or something. :)


Ioannis


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