[OT] Compilable Python-like language?

[Peter Hickman]

Jon Nicoll wrote:

> Hi Peter
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> Peter Hickman <peter at semantico.com> wrote in message news:<405ed061$0$10776$afc38c87 at news.easynet.co.uk>...
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>>François Pinard wrote:
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>>>Such reactions always astonish me, especially given the good guy I know
>>>I am! :-) In French (maybe in English too?) we say that we "put white
>>>gloves" when we get extremely cautious ...
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>>The UK English phrase would be to "put on kid gloves" kid gloves being 
>>very soft and gentle type of leather (supposedly made from juveniles).
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> er, I think 'supposedly made from [the skin of] juvenile _goats_ ...'
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>     Regards
>     Jon N

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