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Mind if I ask...

Posted by ESC on June 03, 2003

In Reply to: Mind if I ask... posted by Brian from Shawnee on June 03, 2003

: : : I X-nayed the plan....
: : : Where does the word...X-Nay come from?

: : : I am guessing it has something to do with
: : : Yea/Nay and hte senate.

: : : Does anyone have more info?

: : : Ian Cognito
: : : Canada

: : "Ix-nay" would be pig Lat*n for "nix."

: Mind if I ask why you guys used the asterisk in the middle of a certain word?

The board got requests for L*tin translations. The search engines picked it the word and we were snowed under.

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