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Re:ASCII Pronunciation Rules for Programmers [2008] by fbu on Friday April 15, 2011 @07:41AM (#2450179)
As a French speaker it make total sense to me; it just describes it.

I just searched quickly how to explain that the semi-colon is somehow half a colon. I couldn't find anything.

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Re:ASCII Pronunciation Rules for Programmers [2008] by michaelcampbell on Friday April 15, 2011 @09:08AM (#2450397)
I'm not a French speaker, but those terms make perfect sense to me also, even though I've only just heard them here for the first time.
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Re:ASCII Pronunciation Rules for Programmers [2008] by sp332 on Friday April 15, 2011 @09:29AM (#2450455)
Maybe it has to do with the amount of time you pause when reading aloud? You pause for less time at a semi-colon then at a "full" colon.
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