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On 1/2/06, Gregorio Guidi <greg_g@g.o> wrote:
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> I don't know if it was intentionally left there as a little mark by the
> author, but at one point the author refers to plural boxes as
> "boxen" (good ol' german). Its in the paragraph here:
I do believe boxen is accepted (albeit, not overly popular) usage in
Unix circles. See [1, 2]. The meaning is conveyed, regardless, IMO.
[1] http://dict.die.net/box/
[2] http://dict.die.net/boxen/
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