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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 11 Mar 1997.
Re: Was: REQ: Star Shape. Now: Funny off topics...

Re: Was: REQ: Star Shape. Now: Funny off topics...

spu...@aol.com wrote:
> 

> >
> >3.  [tricky] Using the american extended ASCII [sometimes called
> >"Standard Extended ASCII"?], how many characters can be called
> >"letters" in both english and foreign languages?
> >(hint: this is like your "Terminal Font" on Windows-based computers)
> 
> Well, I read the post regarding "W" and Sweden...  Funny, but isn't there a
> "w" in the name Sweden? 

Yes - in English.... the Swedish name for Sweden is "Sverige" (no W
there) :)

> That must make you Svedes!   

Almost, "Svenskar" is the right word. 

> This must truly depend on the foreign language.  Since I'm foreign language 
> illiterate, I will pass on this one.

yes (and the Swedish language is called "svenska" in Swedish)

-- 
:)
Veronica
( e93...@sm.luth.se  http://www.ludd.luth.se/~vk/ )

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From: Veronica Karlsson <e93...@sm.luth.se.nospam>
Subject: Re: Was: REQ: Star Shape.  Now: Funny off topics...
Date: 1997/03/11
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