On 11Oct2013 13:51, Mark Lawrence <breamore...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > On 11/10/2013 11:33, Eric V. Smith wrote: > >And Antoine has again taught me a new word: > >polysemic: having more than one meaning; having multiple meanings > > IMHO a poor word to use. I'm a middle aged Brit who's never heard > of it so people who have English as a second language have little or > no chance :(
IMO a fine word. New to me, but perfectly clear and memorable once explained. People with English as a second language might do better than us if they've cottoned onto the patterns arising from the root languages, versus a native speaker basing things entirely on memory. Cheers, -- Cameron Simpson <c...@zip.com.au> The engine purrs beneath me with a purpose, ready for the pleasure of my hand upon the throttle. - Peter Smith _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
