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From: kevq@banana.demon.co.uk (Kevin F. Quinn)
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In article <1995Mar23.130736.19109@cs.wm.edu>,
          collins@cs.wm.edu (Bob Collins) wrote:

> I asked Jean Ishbiah how to pronounce the symbol "=>." He said it
> was supposed to be like a pointing hand, and so he recommended
> pronouncing it as "finger." If you needed to know ...

Well call me a boring old chap, but I always say "is", for what it's
worth...

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