[OT] Re: [Evolution] Next and Previous

[Not Zed <notzed ximian com>]

> > The "context" you describe has been found to be the way people really
> > work.  The meaning of "shoot" depends on whether you are holding a gun,
> > holding a camera, or playing soccer.
>
> It's interesting that you don't mention that languages have tens of
> thousands of words, and not five that each mean different things
> depending on context.  And why did you pick "shoot" instead of
> "computer", "keyboard", or "desk" (just to name three things directly in
> front of me)?

Oh, not to mention cultural differences!

I recently discovered "bonking" has quite a different meaning in USA
than here.  Here it means the same as "rooting" does here, but definetly
not the same as "rooting" does there.

:)