From: Robert Dober <robert.dober@...>
Date: 2006-10-26T05:44:18+09:00
Subject: Re: downcase part of a string

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On 10/25/06, Austin Ziegler <halostatue@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 10/25/06, Robert Dober <robert.dober@gmail.com> wrote:
> > In France uppercase letters accents are optional, I do not think that
> the
> > application of the accents varies by regions. (Dis-le si je dis une
> gaffe
> > Franc, je ne suis pas Fran=E7ais)
> > I do not know about Qu=E9bec.
> > So Tim is wrong, in a literal sense, sorry, but I guess that the point
> he
> > wanted to make is very valid, how would you downcase "TACHE", as "tache=
"
> =3D>
> > spot or "t=E2che" =3D> task?
>
> Tim is not wrong. Someone's remembering of what Tim said is wrong. In
> speaking with him after, it was very clear that he was referring to
> larger jurisdictions, such as the differentiation between France and
> Canada on uppercase accents.


O.K. anyway that is just off-topic(1) it was not clear and I just wanted to
be clear about what is French French(2), there is a jurisdiction and I
should look it after.
I made to much noise about right/wrong, the important thing is the point he
made
and hopefully my example has made that clearer for one or two of the three
who still read my posts, thx Austin ;)

<snip>

> -austin
> --
>
>
> Cheers
Robert

(1) I'd love an Off List link for the Qu=E9bec rules though if you would no=
t
mind. Thx. R.
(2) As I learnt and read in some books, which is not a complete proof, but
often foreigners have to learn this
     stuff better than native speakers.
--=20
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress
depends on the unreasonable man.

- George Bernard Shaw

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