Re: OT: Junk/Dim S(ui)m

En réponse à John Cowan :


>Fair enough.  But though "Dutch" is often used in the same way (D. anchor,
>D. courage, double D., D. treat, etc. etc.), a Dutch auction (the asking
>price is lowered steadily until someone bids) actually does seem to have
>been in use there.  The gambling aspect of what Kou described does make
>it seem at least a tad Chinese....
I find strange that the kind of auction where the asking price is lowered 
until someone bids is called "Dutch Auction". I've been watching "Bargain 
Hunt" on the BBC, and it seems Britain doesn't have *any* other kind of 
auction. So why give a special name to something that's the default?

Christophe Grandsire.

http://rainbow.conlang.free.fr

You need a straight mind to invent a twisted conlang. 

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