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What sort of English does a gnu speak?

Posted - December 7, 2016
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  • Orwellian English. Gnuspeak was introduced by George Orwell in 1984.
      December 7, 2016 5:41 PM MST
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  • 2148
    It couldn't have been. George Orwell died in 1950. I think you may have meant to say 1948. Lol:)
      December 7, 2016 5:56 PM MST
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  • You're right, of course. 1984 was published in 1948 (or thereabouts). I suppose that of all his predictions, Newspeak (or political correctness) was one of the least pleasant.
      December 7, 2016 6:19 PM MST
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  • 2148
    Ah, Newspeak. I wouldn't have thought of that.
      December 9, 2016 6:58 AM MST
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  • 3523
    Your a Brit, right?  So from your perspective, is there such a thing as Gnu World English.
      December 7, 2016 7:26 PM MST
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  • 2148
    My a Brit? What does that mean? It doesn't make sense.
      December 9, 2016 6:57 AM MST
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  • GNU doesn't speak any kind of English, it speaks Lisp.  lol
      December 8, 2016 12:08 AM MST
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  • 17261
    Not Scheme, Python, Ruby, or Java?
      December 8, 2016 5:56 AM MST
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  • :D
    Stallman used Lisp originally so I just picked that one. He's a big fan of Lisp.
      December 8, 2016 10:07 AM MST
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  • 17261
    I see, I'm not aware and cannot talk any deeper into the subject. :-)
      December 8, 2016 10:43 AM MST
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  • I think you're lying.O_o
      December 8, 2016 11:36 AM MST
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  • 17261
    Noop. But google is amazing finding knowledge, as long as we are aware about being critical to the sources. ;-)
      December 8, 2016 12:00 PM MST
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  • 3719
    A Gnu speaks ordinary English if Flanders and Swan were anything to go by - but its tone is rather lugubrious!
      December 9, 2016 10:48 AM MST
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