Posted by Michelle Steiner on 11/16/71 11:36

In article <BFE1DF25.1414E2%chrisridd@mac.com>,
Chris Ridd <chrisridd@mac.com> wrote:

> > It has meant italics for at least the fifteen years I've been on
> > usenet.
>
> We've been around about the same time then, and I still haven't seen
> them used that way.

different newsgroups maybe? Of course, if someone uses slashes and
someone else uses underscores, it's to bring attention to what's between
them; however, we really don't know what the poster had meant by them,
do we--and does it really matter whether I emphasize with /slashes/,
with _underscores_, or with *asterisks*? You know that it's for
emphasis.

About the only time it might make a difference is if you're typing
something that would be italicized in print, such as the title of a book.

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