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Re:At The Dawn Of Recorded Sound, No One Cared by nebabyte on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @09:29PM (#14406952)
ala -> aka "The War ...

Not sure of the specifics but by context I'm assuming that was the intent.

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Re:At The Dawn Of Recorded Sound, No One Cared by pavlov on Wednesday May 24, 2017 @12:10AM (#14407562)
I think French "à la" was the intent.
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Re:At The Dawn Of Recorded Sound, No One Cared by wutbrodo on Wednesday May 24, 2017 @12:56AM (#14407693)
Yes, and I think the intent of the correction was that "a la" is incorrect and AKA is correct in context. The rivalry described wasn't "along the lines of" The War of Currents, it _was_ (also known as) The War of Currents.
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