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List:       mplayer-users
Subject:    Re: [MPlayer-users] Why I can't config Audio drivers (alsa1x & esd)
From:       rcooley <rcooley () spamcop ! net>
Date:       2004-06-18 5:38:53
Message-ID: 20040617223853.32ae7a14.rcooley () spamcop ! net
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On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 07:18:06 -0400
D Richard Felker III <dalias@aerifal.cx> wrote:

> WTF does Halon have to do with Athlon? 

Spelling and sound.

> Huh? A noun is not a type of letter...

Indeed.  I meant vowel...  

> Not natural for a native speaker.

I'm a native speaker myself, in case you didn't realize that, and I'm
sure there are plenty of others who will say the same.  Or better yet,
why don't you just do a search for "athalon", and see how many thousands
of common mispellings you see.


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