From: SUGIHARA Hiroshi (SuHi or SugHimsi) Date: 2000-07-12T00:16:05+09:00 Subject: [ruby-talk:03934] Re: Widening out discussions SugHimsi%Japanese. Aleksi wrote: > For example it could strip /^[|:]/ or /^[|:>]/ (as my case). Mr. TAKAHASHI also put the same comment on it. ([ruby-list:23738], in Japanese;-). To treat general citation customs seems me to be entangled, though. Aleksi also cited the phrase: > A thirst for blood > while s.sub!(/(.*\d)(\d\d\d)/, '\1,\2') && $&; end In Japanese, `a (short) while ago' and `a thirst for blood' have the same pronounciation q-; # as `Sakki.' -- SugHimsi -- SugHimsi (SUGIHARA Hiroshi) manamist@white.diamond.ne.jp