On 2001-08-20 at 18:26 +0000, Bart Schaefer wrote: > There are a couple of minor typos in the first few paragraphs about glob > qualifiers: "usual" for "usually" and "t((%b))" for "((%b))". Also, > "whackier" -- on this side of the pond we spell it without the "h", but > maybe this is a "colour programme" sort of thing. I've never seen it as "whacky" and I'm from the side which doesn't even pretend to have a democracy. However: <http://www.dictionary.com/cgi-bin/dict.pl?db=*&term=whacky> lists it as an alternate spelling, and notes that the word is probably derived from "out of whack". -- It was only after their numbers had been reduced from 50 to 8 that the other 7 dwarves began to suspect Hungry. - Far Side
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