They call this a malaprop! I don't think there is a Perl equivalent. Or is there? Annalisa Arved Sandstrom wrote: > > On Thu, 1 Jul 1999, Bart Lateur wrote: > > > On Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:41:32 -0400 (EDT), jacobs@azstarnet.com wrote: > > > > >>> hard core geek > > >> ^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > >> I resemble that remark. > > >> Arved > > > > > >I occasionally resemble that remark. Perhaps I'm a hard _shelled_ geek > > >with a nougat-y center. > > > > Indeed. "resemble"? That means "I'm a lot like that remark". > > > > Arved probably ment "I resent that remark", although it has nothing to > > do with pressing the <Send> button multiple times. > > > No, I meant "resemble". This particular phrase was in vogue many moons > ago. > > I must be getting old. :-) (Celebrated 38 years yesterday). > > Arved > > ===== Want to unsubscribe from this list? > ===== Send mail with body "unsubscribe" to macperl-request@macperl.org ===== Want to unsubscribe from this list? ===== Send mail with body "unsubscribe" to macperl-request@macperl.org