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Subject: Re: List is crafty (with a small c) (not correct! crafty is Hinterlist!)

Author: Mike S.

Date: 19:56:08 12/12/02

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On December 12, 2002 at 18:55:38, Rolf Tueschen wrote:

>On December 12, 2002 at 18:22:58, Mike S. wrote:
>
>>On December 12, 2002 at 18:17:14, Mike S. wrote:
>>
>>>>(...)
>>>Although I assume it wasn't meant when giving the name to the chess engine,
>>>"List" in german has also the other (smiple) meaning of list, like in
>>>checklist, IOW. a series of written lines.
>>
>>Correct is "Liste" though, in German (while ...list is used when English words
>>have been adpoted, like Checklist which may also appear as Checkliste).

>No way! 'List' in the meaning of Liste is _not_ a German word. Don't talk such
>nonsense please. You can't simply say well it's taken from the English. Because
>then it remains an English word and does not become a German word. I know that
>you will get this with a minute of deep thought.

That's why I wrote, 6 lines above, correct is "Liste".

(?!)

Obviously the german word List makes more sense as an engine's name than the
english word... OTOH, an engine is a List(e) of program commands. The name
allows two interpretations which make some sense (to me).

Regards,
M.Scheidl




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