Re: LUNATIC again
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, November 8, 1998, 3:06 |
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charles wrote:
> Yes, they are different; "language" is a subset
> of "code", not the reverse.
I'd say that they're different things. A code is simply a disguise for
a language, a language is a way of looking at the world. To use a
metaphor, a language is the eyes, while a code is colored contact
lenses.
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