Re: [python-committers] English 'precise' is only an adjective, not a verb.

On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 9:30 AM, Jesus Cea jcea@jcea.es wrote:

Thanks for the nice explanation. I find interesting that english, being so used to interchange verbs, adjetives and nouns, is so picky here :).

I have a T-shirt that says "English doesn't borrow from other languages. English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them down and goes through their pockets for loose grammar." (it's a paraphrase of an older quote, but I forget the original). When native English speakers view our language that way, I'm constantly amazed that non-native speakers manage to figure it out was well as they do :)

Cheers, Nick.