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Re: Merge Interfaces with Classpath


Hi,

On Sun, Sep 30, 2001 at 10:55:01AM +0100, Andrew Haley wrote:
>  >     * java/io/DataOutput.java:  Idem.
> 
> This is probably a trivial nitpick, but why "idem"?  "Likewise" is
> frequently seen in ChangeLogs and is common English -- as opposed to
> highfalutin' Latin.  ;-)

You made me lookup "highfalutin"!

Wasn't there a rule against nitpicking poor Europeans that don't have
English as their native language? I thought it was nice to use "idem"
since it is short, it is a normal Dutch word and my dictionary said it
is also a normal English word. But I will use "likewise" or "ditto" in
the future. Sure don't want to be seen as someone who is "la-di-da".

Note to non-native speakers, that last thing is really a word in English!
Look it up and learn something :)

Cheers,

Mark
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