Re: Gender and grammar

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From: Natarajan Krishnaswami
Date: Fri, 05 Nov 1999 00:00

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On Fri, 05 Nov 1999 13:27:49 +0000, Ian Molton <ian.molton@dtn.ntl.com> wrote:
> Actually, thats incorrect on usenet - /.../ is italic, _..._ is
> underline, and *...* is bold.

Underlining is used to indicate text to be set in italic, in a marked
up manuscript, and wavy underlining to indicate text to be set a
bold face.  

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Subject: Re: Gender and grammar
Date: 1999/11/05
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