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Re: "getElementsByTagName" and namespaces

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On 04/01/16 13:55, Stefan Ram wrote:
> Newsgroups: alt.usage.english
> Subject: "foo" indecent?
> Message-ID: <foo-20160104172956@ram.dialup.fu-berlin.de>
> 
>   I encounter the character sequence »foo« even in formal
>   technical documents (like the W3C DOM) today.
> 
>   Isn't »foo« an indecent word?
> 
>   Some persons like to use »foo« and »bar« in
>   technical examples as »meaningless words«.
> 
>   I assume that this »foo« and »bar« comes from »FUBAR«,
>   which in turn refers to a word that starts with »f« and
>   clearly /is/ indecent.
> 
>   Given that »foo« is hinting at this clearly-indecent
>   f-word, is it appropriate to use it in technical
>   recommendations that are intended to be read by people
>   of all kinds, genders and ages?

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