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Re: I had say it because I was afraid no one else would.
Subject:Re: I had say it because I was afraid no one else would. From:John Garison <john -at- garisons -dot- com> To:"Downing, David" <DavidDowning -at- users -dot- com> Date:Tue, 03 Feb 2009 10:11:00 -0500
Just tell her it's a backronym for Digitally Initiated Audio Link
JG
Downing, David said the following on 2/3/2009 9:58 AM:
> Funny thing is, we're still using one piece of telephone-related jargon
> that's now out of date -- the word "dial." I don't think anybody uses
> rotary-dial phones anymore, and I'm waiting for my daughter to ask me
> why they call it "dialing" when you're actually pushing buttons.
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