gah! I hate the new string syntax

[Steve Holden]

"Alex Martelli" <aleaxit at yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:98amlj01sp6 at news2.newsguy.com...
> "Steve Holden" <sholden at holdenweb.com> wrote in message
> news:BcCp6.37817$1D5.1582482 at e420r-atl1.usenetserver.com...
>     [snip]
> > > | > What about one who is both English and Scots, yet never set foot
on
> > > | > that island ;-)?
>     [snip]
> > Either you were born in England, or you were born in Scotland, or you
are
> > neither English nor a Scot. Part-either-or-both, maybe, but not fully
>
> Wrong!  You're talking about people whose seafaring skills and
> traditions are (deservedly) legendary.  It's perfectly acceptable
> for either an English or a Scot to be born aboard a ship...!!!
>
OK, you got me!

regards
 Steve