Re: The joy of FORTRAN

On 18/03/2025 08:49, c186282 wrote:

On 3/17/25 5:57 PM, John Ames wrote:

On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 21:42:23 -0000 (UTC)
Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>

Fun fact: “calque” is a loanword, lifted whole from the French. And
“loanword” is a calque, translated from the corresponding German
term, “Lehnwort”.

>
Oh, that's marvelous XD

    "English" is a 'pigeon' ... a glomming-together of
   languages from everybody who ever invaded or went
   to war with it.
    That makes it weird and difficult - but also very
   versatile.
    There was a time in the 80s where the "Pure French"
   movement insisted on local lang for everything. You
   may have to look it up, but their term for "satellite"
   was like a full sentence long  :-)
 

In Welsh, if your tyres are flat you 'put wind in your wheels'
There is no word for screwdriver in Zulu.
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