Re: You touched one of my pet peeves (was Re: dpkg: syntax error)

[Scott Ferguson <prettyfly.productions@gmail.com>]

On 28/03/11 13:26, Nate Bargmann wrote:
> * On 2011 27 Mar 21:13 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
>  
>> That's a double *slash*.  The backslash (on my US "small <Enter>"
>> kb) is under the pipe.
>>
>> We know this because typewriter keyboards only had one such key and
>> so Lower Left To Upper Right became the "slash" key.  When IBM added
>> another key, that new key became the backslash.
> 
> Even more annoying are some local radio commercials where the voice
> says, "aH Tee Tee Pea Colon Backslash Backslash Double-U Double-U
> Double-U blah blah blah".
> 
> - Nate >>
> 

Blame Embrace Extend Extinguish...

And Double-U Double-U - I "know" that is how it's supposed to be, but
I've spent years (delighting in) saying "wuh" "wuh" "wuh" (as in the
Magyar "w").

Cheers

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