[Haskell-cafe] Re: how to write an haskell binding

[Brian Hulley]

Aaron Denney wrote:
> On 2006-06-27, Brian Hulley <brianh at metamilk.com> wrote:
>> lennart at augustsson.net wrote:
>>> Quoting Brian Hulley <brianh at metamilk.com>:
>>>
>>>> It is defnitely *a* haskell. There is actually no word in English
>>>> with a silent 'h', though this statement is unfortunately
>>>> controversial and news to whoever wrote the spell checker used in
>>>> many printed publications.
>>>
>>> "There is no English word with a silrnt 'h'"... What kind of English
>>> do you speak?
>>> What about words like 'hour' and 'honest'?
>>
>> Ok apologies for forgetting about these 2 words (and their
>> derivatives) - I agree they do have a silent 'h'.
>> I suppose they are the exception that proves the rule... :-)
>
> Don't forget "honor".

>From the Collins English dictionary:

"honest" : not given to lying, cheating, stealing etc
"honour" or U.S. honor : personal integrity, allegiance to moral principles 
...

So I'd say these two words are closely related, so the search is still on 
for another word with silent 'h' not related to time or integrity.

Regards, Brian.

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