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- Subject: Re: PROGRAMERS OF ANY LANGUAGE
- Date: 18 Apr 1996 04:39:25 GMT
- Organization: California State University, Bakersfield
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- In article <4l3a2l$753@gaia.ns.utk.edu>, mbk@caffeine.engr.utk.edu (Matt Kennel) writes:
- >Charles DeRykus (ced@bcstec.ca.boeing.com) wrote:
- >
- >: You must admit though that it's lovely to be able to say either
- >
- >: "If you really love me, feed me artichokes".
- >
- >: or,
- >
- >: "Feed me artichokes if you really love me".
- >
- >: Sometimes there's expressive power in saying one rather than
- >: the other. Besides, love needs a lot of latitude :)
- >
- >Yes, to humans there are subtle distinctions between the two.
- >
- >To me the second is more of an immediate request: they want to be fed
- >NOW.
- >
- >The first is more of an abstract 'predicate', implying the object ought to
- >be the type of person who is willing to feed artichokes, but the
- >artichokes might not have to be procured this very instant.
- >
- >
- >'perl' is too dumb to know the difference, so why have the distinction?
- >
- >
- >
- >: -
- >: Charles DeRykus
- >: ced@carios2.ca.boeing.com
- I believe it is called passive and active voice (High school English at its
- finest) :-)
-
- *** Rhett Garber ***
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