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Re: THEORY: Question about the evolution of language

From:Barry Garcia <barry_garcia@...>
Date:Thursday, September 9, 1999, 0:22
dnsulani@internet-zahav.net writes:
>in an attempt to bribe him, I held out a piece of candy and smiled. >He immediately held up his hand, spread five fingers, and smiled back. >I repeated my offer and he repeated his response. I then held out to him >2 pieces of candy, at which point he held up four fingers! I shook my >head, >and >again offered him only one candy, and he held up the full five fingers >again
Cool, the kid could bargain without knowing how to do it verbally :). Smart kid :) ____________________________________________________________________ "Raw to the floor like reservoir dogs" - A.V. Helden ____________________________________________________________________