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Re: "a/a"? Re: lynx-dev lynx2.8.1pre.6 : bugs
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Philip Webb |
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Re: "a/a"? Re: lynx-dev lynx2.8.1pre.6 : bugs |
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Fri, 2 Oct 1998 21:06:16 -0400 (EDT) |
981002 Bela Lubkin wrote:
> Philip Webb wrote:
>> bugs: these are new to 2-8-1pre.6 a/a 2-8pre.2 :
> I get that "a/a" means "vs." or "as opposed to".
> But I just can't figure out what it's really supposed to stand for...?
`as against': `vs' isn't quite the same idea,
since that suggests definite opposition a/a mere difference ...
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