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Re: [Groff] Re: MSVC Port
From: |
Keith Marshall |
Subject: |
Re: [Groff] Re: MSVC Port |
Date: |
Fri, 28 Nov 2003 19:11:56 +0000 |
>> > Read twice, send once ...
>>
>> Your reply is probably something witty, unfortunately I don't
>> understand it...
>
> I read this as an allusion to the old woodworker's adage, "measure twice, cut
> once", i.e. it's better to check the measurements a second, before ruining
> the workpiece by cutting in the wrong place. So, perhaps Jeff is saying that
> 1.19.2 is a typo which he overlooked; he dosen't say what he did mean, tho'.
... and if I had read this more carefully a second time, I would have noticed
the missing word, in "... check the measurements a second time, ..."
Best regards,
Keith.
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