And of course, since Al did not provide evidence of a grammar for a 4GL, he
obviously agrees that one could not possibly exist, because somehow we have
degraded to a place where not providing evidence equates to agreement with
the whole foolish business....
On Jul 14, 2015 8:57 AM, "Al Karman" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> What's the HP3000-L record for annoying threads?  Will this foolishness
> break the record.....stay tuned as we determine what the definition of "is"
> is....:}
>
> /iX,
>
> Al
>
>
> -Al
>
>
> Al Karman
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> On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 8:54 AM, Tom Lang <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > John Penney wrote privately:
> >
> > "Hey, Birket:
> >
> > Long time no..
> >
> > This is the latest ridiculous flame war I have had the displeasure of
> > viewing in a long time. Childish and fruitless as well as telling of the
> > author...
> >
> > What is a 4GL? Give us all a break!
> >
> > Cheers from WA...
> >
> > John M Penney
> > (360)789-8159"
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------
> > John,
> >
> > My apologies for interrupting your bro-mance with Birket, but there is no
> > evidence of a Grammar for a so-called a 'Fourth Generation Language' in
> > what you write, so I can safely conclude that you are in complete
> agreement
> > that no such thing exists.
> > It appears that no other member of the List can find a Grammar either, so
> > we are in good company.
> >
> > In a similar vein, I'm sure you've heard Radio, TV and other Media
> > commentators say "The British Open" when no such thing exists (similar to
> > the non-existence of a '4GL' Grammar). The correct title is "The Open
> > Championship".
> > They also refer to the winner as 'The British Open Champion' when they
> > should say "The Champion Golfer of the Year".
> > http://www.theopen.com/
> >
> > There is no such tournament in any sport named "The British Open" (well,
> > maybe Tiddlywinks, but that's called "The UK Tiddlywinks Championship"
> >
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/10943662/Britain-can-still-be-sporting-champions...-in-tiddlywinks.html
> > )
> > (please beware of a wrap-around)
> >
> > I do hope Terry O'Brien is pleased with this feedback.
> >
> > Kindest Regards,
> > Tom.
> >
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