Posted by Chris Ridd on 11/16/81 11:36

On 4/1/06 8:27, in article michelle-B77AD2.13275104012006@news.west.cox.net,
"Michelle Steiner" <michelle@michelle.org> wrote:

> 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.

I agree!

Cheers,

Chris

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