Posted by Michelle Steiner on 11/16/07 11:36

In article <281164e44d%Graeme@greywall.demon.co.uk>,
Graeme Wall <Graeme@greywall.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> If your newsreader doesn't show them like that then yes, anyone from
> a typographical background would infer that a word between
> underscores was meant to be italicised.

And contrary to some people's impressions, I do not have a typographical
background, but I am well read. Further, when I first got on line,
there were explanatory texts that discussed protocols and usage and the
reasons for them.

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