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Re: how to find out methods for tramp?
From: |
Robert J. Chassell |
Subject: |
Re: how to find out methods for tramp? |
Date: |
Wed, 19 Jun 2002 15:46:47 +0000 (UTC) |
I think the use of a capital together with the particular grammatical
construct used makes it clear that this use of the word `windows'
refers to a proper name rather than to the general concept of a window.
I'm surprised that anybody would be confused.
I get confused because many of the people I know refer to `X Windows'
and shorten that phrase to `Windows'.
I also know some people who use Microsoft operating systems.
Sometimes they use the word `Windows' the way the Microsoft marketing
department wants them to, in a manner that denies the existence of any
other windowing system. This multiple use of the word is what causes
the ambiguity.
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Robert J. Chassell address@hidden
Rattlesnake Enterprises http://www.rattlesnake.com
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