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From: jeff@aiai.ed.ac.uk (Jeff Dalton)
Subject: Re: Could CommonLISP replace Scheme in SICP ?
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In article <QOBI.94Oct17182450@qobi.ai> Qobi@CS.Toronto.EDU writes:
>   "Dialect" vs "language" has been an important political issue for natural
>   languages, and it's also important for us.
>
>In the case of natural language, it may be an important political issue but it
>is not an important scientific issue.

Which is another reasons why we needn't let "dialect" be used against us.
We won't have to argue contrary to the facts.

