Re: Fwd: Fanspeak: a speech therapist's view (fwd)

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"Michael M. Butler" <butler@comp-lib.org> writes:

> But what does OXO *really* mean? C'mon, you can tell us... :)

It is hacker shorthand for "också", also meaning "also". The beauty of
KPJs translation is that it not only translates the meaning but also
the use of a nonstandard letter and the symmetric structure - despite
"också" and "also" likely having somewhat different etymologies.

> OXO and OZO are both rather pleasantly Scott Kim-ish, too.
>
> Anders Sandberg wrote:
> >
> > KPJ <kpj@sics.se> writes:
> >
> > > 1. ozo - also
> >
> > Nice translation of the Swedish "oxo"! Hofstadter would have liked it.

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