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Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing?

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Date Wed, 17 Aug 2011 08:19:25 +0100
Subject Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing?
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On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 7:12 AM, Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> wrote:
>> Yes, even the common term "command line" is foreign to me. I do
>> some powerful stuff in Windows, without need for a command line.
>
> So apparently you *do* know the term.  Normally, to say that a term is
> foreign to you is to say that you have no idea what it means, not that
> you know what it means but don't use it.
>

Unless you're saying it for deliberate effect.

Smith: "To whom do you pay rent?"
Arcadian girl: "Rent? We do not know what it is to pay rent!"
Smith: "Ah. They're Irish."

They know full well what "rent" means, but don't truly comprehend the
concept, as they've never done it. I would say that for many people,
command lines are the same thing. For me, photo editing is like that.

ChrisA

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Wait for a keypress before continuing? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2011-08-08 00:04 +0000
  Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-08-08 10:27 +1000
    Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2011-08-08 02:44 +0000
      Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Gelonida N <gelonida@gmail.com> - 2011-08-08 09:41 +0200
  Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2011-08-16 18:42 +0000
    Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2011-08-16 18:48 +0000
  Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2011-08-16 20:16 +0000
    Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Tim Roberts <timr@probo.com> - 2011-08-16 14:50 -0700
      Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2011-08-16 21:59 +0000
        Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Jerry Hill <malaclypse2@gmail.com> - 2011-08-16 20:11 -0400
          Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2011-08-17 03:52 +0000
            Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-08-17 05:06 +0000
              Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2011-08-17 05:49 +0000
                Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-08-17 06:12 +0000
                Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-08-17 08:19 +0100
                Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2011-08-17 07:23 +0000
                Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-08-17 18:28 +1000
                Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-08-17 16:33 +0000
                Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2011-08-17 10:37 -0700
                Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2011-08-17 06:21 -0700
        Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Tim Roberts <timr@probo.com> - 2011-08-21 19:02 -0700
  Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2011-08-16 23:46 +0000
  Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? peter <peter.mosley@talk21.com> - 2011-08-17 01:03 -0700
    Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Hans Mulder <hansmu@xs4all.nl> - 2011-08-17 16:16 +0200
      Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-08-18 02:36 +1000
      Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? peter <peter.mosley@talk21.com> - 2011-08-18 01:24 -0700
        Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2011-08-18 09:50 -0700
        Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2011-08-18 18:58 +0100
    Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-08-17 16:33 +0000
      Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-08-17 13:02 -0400
        Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-08-17 17:05 +0000
        Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-08-18 04:29 +1000
          Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-08-17 23:10 +0100

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