3 Jul
2016
3 Jul
'16
5:21 a.m.
On Sat, 2 Jul 2016, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote:
[ backslash vs. slosh ]
As I say there, I thought it might be an
Australianism. Dave Horsefall
clearly has other views. Either way, it makes me twitch every time I
hear it.
Please, no "e" in "Horsfall" (although it is named after an old
Anglo/Saxon word, referring to someone who tends horses in a field).
I have a mixed English/Scottish background (with Aussie citizenship), if
that helps to explain my weird turns of phrase...
--
Dave Horsfall DTM (VK2KFU) "Those who don't understand security will
suffer."