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Re: Hebrew
All this thread of conversation is actually interesting.
just one Q,
Has any1 bothered to forward it to the Hebrew Language Academy and get a
respond from the one true factor here that counts?
Just a thought.
Liberty.
"Stanislav Malyshev a.k.a Frodo" wrote:
> VV>> Hebrew Language Academy, for those who don't speak the Holy
> VV>> Language) decided that Computer is Mahshev, and Upgrade is
> VV>> Shidrug (no word for Downgrade, AFAIK). If the Hebrew
>
> Well, that's because (*)no Microsoft user ever wants to downgrade. And
> even he does, he can't - because <goto (*)>.
> And what do you mean "other OS"? They don't need Hebrew anyway, they know
> enough English :)
>
> VV>> translation of those terms is needed, the computer people will
> VV>> translate it, and the language will evolve naturally. The
> VV>> AcademYA should open its mind (if it has one) and understand the
> VV>> principle of the language evolution. Many languages managed to
> VV>> survive without any Academy, so why Hebrew can't?
>
> I think, somewhere ago, HLA (Hebrew Language Acedemy) had clearly positive
> role, because Hebrew was ancient language that had no terms for various
> modern stuff. They just invented it and put it to use. But now, Hebrew can
> stand on it's feet without help of the HLA, so it might be time for them
> to step aside and not to mess with language evolution, but rather register
> and track it, as equivalent institutions over the world do,
> --
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