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Date:	Thu, 26 Jul 2001 22:07:05 -0400
From:	Scott Brim <swb AT cisco DOT com>
To:	cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject:	Re: "Prepend" doesn't mean what you think it means
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In-Reply-To:	<3B60C54C.D2AD881E@verinet.net>; from clarke@verinet.net on Thu, Jul 26, 2001 at 07:35:08PM -0600

On Thu, Jul 26, 2001 at 07:35:08PM -0600, Clarke Echols wrote:
> There is a word, invented at AT&T decades ago, that now pervades the
> Unix world that is _WRONG_ and needs to be stamped out in the interest
> of preserving the "mother tongue"!

Yeah, well, "email" is a bluish green color.  It also refers to
decoration on armor.  ITU standards must use spellings from a very old
OED, like "routeing".  Anthemeria abounds.  For a few brief decades we
had approximate agreement on how to use English, but it's not going to
last -- despite the noble efforts of Microsoft Office.

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