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Thread Author: L'escargot Replies: 37

 Using asterisks to emphasise a word - Zero
>> >> *Here* !
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>> I said in the website, which Fotherington Tomas claims is the source of the practice.

Which website? FT was referring to usenet which was the predecessor to web sites and web based forums.

The practise originated there.
Last edited by: Zero on Wed 16 Mar 11 at 10:26
 Messages Author Date
 Using asterisks to emphasise a word new L'escargot 16 Mar 11 09:51
 Using asterisks to emphasise a word new FotheringtonTomas 16 Mar 11 09:54
 Using asterisks to emphasise a word new L'escargot 16 Mar 11 10:12
 Using asterisks to emphasise a word new Cliff Pope 16 Mar 11 10:16
 Using asterisks to emphasise a word new L'escargot 16 Mar 11 10:19
 Using asterisks to emphasise a word new Zero 16 Mar 11 10:25
 Using asterisks to emphasise a word new L'escargot 16 Mar 11 16:04
 Using asterisks to emphasise a word new John H 16 Mar 11 10:44
 Using asterisks to emphasise a word new Zero 16 Mar 11 10:22
 Using asterisks to emphasise a word new Fenlander 16 Mar 11 10:45
 Using asterisks to emphasise a word new Skoda 16 Mar 11 10:41
 Using asterisks to emphasise a word new Zero 16 Mar 11 10:47
 Using asterisks to emphasise a word new Focusless 16 Mar 11 11:52
 Using asterisks to emphasise a word new Alanovich 16 Mar 11 11:54
 Using asterisks to emphasise a word new Zero 16 Mar 11 11:59
 Using asterisks to emphasise a word new Dog 16 Mar 11 12:22
 Using asterisks to emphasise a wor.. new Dog 16 Mar 11 13:38
 Using asterisks to emphasise a wo.. new Bellboy 16 Mar 11 13:49
 Using asterisks to emphasise a w.. new TheManWithNoName 16 Mar 11 14:26
 Using asterisks to emphasise a.. new Runfer D'Hills 16 Mar 11 14:36
 Using asterisks to emphasise .. new commerdriver 16 Mar 11 15:09
 Using asterisks to emphasise a.. new Iffy 16 Mar 11 14:36
 Using asterisks to emphasise .. new BiggerBadderDave 16 Mar 11 14:52
 Using asterisks to emphasise.. new Runfer D'Hills 16 Mar 11 14:53
 Using asterisks to emphasis.. new BiggerBadderDave 16 Mar 11 14:58
  
 Using asterisks to emphasise a word new Runfer D'Hills 16 Mar 11 15:01
 Using asterisks to emphasise a word new Zero 16 Mar 11 15:05
 Using asterisks to emphasise a word new Alanovich 16 Mar 11 15:12
 Using asterisks to emphasise a word new Alanovich 16 Mar 11 15:07
 Using asterisks to emphasise a word new Iffy 16 Mar 11 15:11
 Using asterisks to emphasise a word new Runfer D'Hills 16 Mar 11 15:12
 Using asterisks to emphasise a word new Runfer D'Hills 16 Mar 11 15:20
 Using asterisks to emphasise a word new Zero 16 Mar 11 15:24
 Using asterisks to emphasise a word new Armel Coussine 16 Mar 11 15:27
 Using asterisks to emphasise a word new CGNorwich 16 Mar 11 16:32
  
 Using asterisks to emphasise a w.. new Dave_ 16 Mar 11 14:50
 Using asterisks to emphasise a.. new Armel Coussine 16 Mar 11 14:54
 Using asterisks to emphasise .. new Dave_ 16 Mar 11 17:13
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