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Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 13:02:06 +1100
Subject: Re: How to answer questions from newbies
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On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 12:46 PM, Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> wrote:
> Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> On Sunday, February 16, 2014 9:44:00 PM UTC+5:30, Roy Smith wrote:
>> > Moi?
>>
>> See thats the problem with re's -- just 3 letters and completely
>> incomprehensible!
>
> Actually, that's a regexp pattern that matches two *or* three letters.

It's worse if you emphasize it.

Did you say *re*?

But let's not be greedy, here.

ChrisA