[OT] Compilable Python-like language?
Jon Nicoll
jkn at nicorp.f9.co.uk
Mon Mar 22 09:32:24 EST 2004
Hi Peter
Peter Hickman <peter at semantico.com> wrote in message news:<405ed061$0$10776$afc38c87 at news.easynet.co.uk>...
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> François Pinard wrote:
> > Such reactions always astonish me, especially given the good guy I know
> > I am! :-) In French (maybe in English too?) we say that we "put white
> > gloves" when we get extremely cautious ...
>
> The UK English phrase would be to "put on kid gloves" kid gloves being
> very soft and gentle type of leather (supposedly made from juveniles).
er, I think 'supposedly made from [the skin of] juvenile _goats_ ...'
Regards
Jon N
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