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Re: A language by any other name



Hi,

Bill Wohler <wohler@newt.com> writes:

[snip]
>   If a multi-billion dollar company whose employees have all learned
>   British English decide that their documentation should be in
>   American English, that's saying something.

It would mean something only if those employees had a say in it.  If,
as is likely, it's just some upper management marketroid PHBs who made
the decision, it just says that the PHBs have a lot of money at their
disposal.

- Hari
-- 
Raja R Harinath ------------------------------ harinath@cs.umn.edu
"When all else fails, read the instructions."      -- Cahn's Axiom
"Our policy is, when in doubt, do the right thing."   -- Roy L Ash



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