RE: possible way out of maze? [was: Re: xml:lang [was Re: Outstan ding Issues ]]

>  > > PS. One case which this might not handle well would be where the one
>>  > string means different things in different languages. Are there any
>>  > cases like that?
>>
>>  "Chat", in French, is a cat. In English, it is an informal conversation.
>>
>
>I like "shopping".
>
>In British English it involves going to the supermarket and getting food; in
>italian you go to the posh shops and (at least think about) spend(ing) lots
>of money on stylish clothes. They are really very distinct activities.
>
>"shopping"/en-uk = "spesi"/it
>
>I am not really quite sure hopw to say "shopping"/it in English.

In my life, this is a gender difference rather than a language 
difference. That is what my wife means by 'shopping'.

Pat

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