From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <90c41e182a1f2217b3a9407d14c0f5fc@comcast.net> From: Greg Pavelcak Date: Sun, 23 May 2004 22:38:36 -0400 To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Subject: Re: [9fans] first capital letter in function names at man pages, why? In-Reply-To: <20040524021001.GA28057@epaphras> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="upas-fpbmxwcbjjrafhddqgmfqbstan" Topicbox-Message-UUID: 85c86238-eacd-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --upas-fpbmxwcbjjrafhddqgmfqbstan Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Neither leisured foreigner seized the heifer while eating caffeine and codeine at a weird height with a kaleidoscope. --upas-fpbmxwcbjjrafhddqgmfqbstan Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Received: from mail.cse.psu.edu (psuvax1.cse.psu.edu[130.203.4.6]) by sccrmxc17.comcast.net (sccrmxc17) with ESMTP id <20040524021105s17005ogq5e>; Mon, 24 May 2004 02:11:05 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [130.203.4.6] Received: from psuvax1.cse.psu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.cse.psu.edu (CSE Mail Server) with ESMTP id 36CAC19DFF for ; Sun, 23 May 2004 22:10:56 -0400 (EDT) X-Original-To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Delivered-To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Received: from localhost (neuromancer.cse.psu.edu [130.203.4.2]) by mail.cse.psu.edu (CSE Mail Server) with ESMTP id D70A619DF6 for <9fans@cse.psu.edu>; Sun, 23 May 2004 22:10:05 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail.cse.psu.edu ([130.203.4.6]) by localhost (neuromancer [130.203.4.2]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 04624-01-35 for <9fans@cse.psu.edu>; Sun, 23 May 2004 22:10:04 -0400 (EDT) Received: from epaphras.cnm-vra.com (unknown [66.122.178.130]) by mail.cse.psu.edu (CSE Mail Server) with ESMTP id 884BD19D66 for <9fans@cse.psu.edu>; Sun, 23 May 2004 22:10:02 -0400 (EDT) Received: by epaphras.cnm-vra.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 03FA596; Sun, 23 May 2004 19:10:02 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sun, 23 May 2004 19:10:01 -0700 From: Micah Stetson To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@cse.psu.edu> Subject: Re: [9fans] first capital letter in function names at man pages, why? Message-ID: <20040524021001.GA28057@epaphras> Mail-Followup-To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@cse.psu.edu> References: <015501c43f42$f97e1e40$207e7d50@SOMA> <020a01c43f4c$52c3bb00$207e7d50@SOMA> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <020a01c43f4c$52c3bb00$207e7d50@SOMA> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at cse.psu.edu X-BeenThere: 9fans@cse.psu.edu X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 Precedence: list Reply-To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@cse.psu.edu> List-Id: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans.cse.psu.edu> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: 9fans-bounces+g.pavelcak=comcast.net@cse.psu.edu Errors-To: 9fans-bounces+g.pavelcak=comcast.net@cse.psu.edu > > i before e, except after c, except ... > > like 'surveillance' which probably is an imported french word (rob will > correct me) from verb 'surveiller'. "'I' before 'E', except after 'C' and when sounding like 'A' as in 'neighbor' and 'weigh'" (or surveillance) covers nearly all cases. I don't think they ever told me the second part in gradeschool, I learned that from my mom. Micah --upas-fpbmxwcbjjrafhddqgmfqbstan--