Subentry-Word 2003

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

<g>

POETRY INTERLUDE


As you know, HAIKU is a Japanese verse form of three unrhymed lines of 5,7,
and 5 syllables respectively (total 17 syllables), usually on some sub-ject
in nature.

In honor of this occasion, I offer the following Haiku:

Reconditeness is
revealed when you field your schemes
in Suzanne's ballpark .

We've all found out a little this weekend. Thank you for coming--and good
night!

Bennie

{Your ad here. Ask me how.}

like, but

 

[Bennie]

Dear Suzanne,
I have to tell you: I've looked EVERYWHERE, and I still don't know what <g>
means. Now, on page 218 of my STEP-BY-STEP FOR WINDOWS XP, SECOND EDITION,
there's discussed these things called "emoticons"--and one of them has a
lower-case "g" surrounded by parentheses that signifies "Gift with a
bow"--but I don't see anything with "angle brackets" around it.
Do I have to join some secret "Windows Discussion Club" in order to be privy
to the meaning--in case you thought I already was? And, if so, how much are
the dues? I'm not a rich writer like you guys, you know.
Bennie

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

It's basically a smiley (smilie?), indicating a grin. See
http://word.mvps.org/findhelp/Jargon.htm

 

[Beth Melton]

There's a FAQ for everything:
http://word.mvps.org/FindHelp/Jargon.htm

<g> stands for "grin".

Regarding your comment about rich authors, I've met a lot of authors but
I've only met one author who can eke out a living writing computer
books/articles. ;-)

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email cannot be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out:
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook

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