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Conference thebay::joyoflex

Title:The Joy of Lex
Notice:A Notes File even your grammar could love
Moderator:THEBAY::SYSTEM
Created:Fri Feb 28 1986
Last Modified:Mon Jun 02 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1192
Total number of notes:42769

1174.0. "Please tell me..." by TKOVOA::TAKEUCHI_A () Wed Aug 14 1996 21:33

I know what "backslide" means, but, what does "backslip" mean?

/aki

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1174.1STARCH::HAGERMANFlames to /dev/nullTue Aug 27 1996 17:4212
>                    <<< Note 1174.0 by TKOVOA::TAKEUCHI_A >>>
>                             -< Please tell me... >-
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>I know what "backslide" means, but, what does "backslip" mean?
>
>/aki


    My guess is that since a schedule usually "slips", if you come
    in early it would be a "backslip". This probably happens so rarely
    that the word is not in common use...
    
1174.2ThanksTKOVOA::TAKEUCHI_AThu Sep 05 1996 01:549
>    My guess is that since a schedule usually "slips", if you come
>    in early it would be a "backslip". This probably happens so rarely
>    that the word is not in common use...
    
Thank you for your help.

/aki

1174.3AUSSIE::WHORLOWDigits are never unfun!Thu Sep 05 1996 20:5810
    G'day,
    
    mmmm I feel that -.2 is a bit tongue in cheek for the asker of teh
    question... (and apologies if not).
    
    /aki, are you sure it is not "backflip" as in gymnastics and politics
    when a change in direction is called for?
    
    
    derek 
1174.4oopsSTARCH::HAGERMANFlames to /dev/nullMon Sep 16 1996 13:215