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Re: What're the proper names for the backspace and delete keys in files.


From: Aidan Kehoe
Subject: Re: What're the proper names for the backspace and delete keys in files.texi?
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 21:03:34 +0100

 Ar an triú lá déag de mí Eanair, scríobh Lennart Borgman: 

 > > I don't agree!  "a short ways" may be considered proper in the US, but
 > > in the UK it is definitely still US-style slang, and it may not be
 > > understood in other English-speaking places.
 > >
 > > Let's please change this to "a short way above", which is standard
 > > English usage everywhere.
 >
 > Is this my keyboard or my English? I would expect something like "just 
 > above", "right above" etc.

Your keyboard. Look through the layouts available with xkeycaps if you’re
curious.

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