Re: What is the language "British"?

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On Tuesday 29 August 2006 22:44, Ed Greshko wrote:
> Anne Wilson wrote:
> > According to my English teacher 'nice' means 'precise' and should not be
> > used in any other context.  Actually, her influence is still strong -
> > it's a word I still avoid even after more than half a century.
>
> Hummm... I always thought nice meant "run a program with modified
> scheduling priority".

Doesn't that increase precision? 

Anne

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