Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 19 Aug 2003 02:50:43 +0100 | From | Dave Jones <> | Subject | Re: [OT] 'the the' in mails ... |
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On Tue, Aug 19, 2003 at 03:24:11AM +0200, Herbert P?tzl wrote: > Please, could one of the native english > speaker enlighten me about 'the the' ... > I know this is absolutely off topic, but > about 30 threads, in the last two months, > on lkml contain this strange construct, > and I'm worried that I miss something very > important ... > > or is this just such a common typo? if so > please tell me, and I will simply ignore it > from now on ...
It's a moderately common typo, particularly common at end of line wraps. It turns up quite often for reasons I can't explain. There's likely some deep seated psychological reason why people selectively blank one of the "the"'s out.
Dave
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