[Qcwa] Re: Whatever happened to "da da di di da da"??

Sat, 21 Feb 2004 12:25:48 -1000 (HST)

No Norm,  it was originally an ! mark hence the reason it meant
as I explained "an exclamatary statement".   Later it got changed
like several other keyboard functions did and came out different.
The "," was another change.
                    Joe

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* Ham KH6JF AARS/MARS ABM6JF QCWA WW2 VET WD RADIO *
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On Sat, 21 Feb 2004, Norm Gertz wrote:

> My recollection of --..-- was that it was either a pause or break.  Am I
> right?
>
> 73   Norm   K1AA
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joseph Fenn" <[email protected]>
> To: "W1EOF" <[email protected]>
> Cc: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 8:42 PM
> Subject: [Qcwa] Re: Whatever happened to "da da di di da da"??
>
>
> > Way back it changed.  Forget just when it occurred, but most
> > OT's still know and use it for its original purpose
> >                 Joe
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> > * Ham KH6JF AARS/MARS ABM6JF QCWA WW2 VET WD RADIO *
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> >
> >
> > On Fri, 20 Feb 2004, W1EOF wrote:
> >
> > > Hey Joe -
> > >
> > > I'm a new guy to CW, only 32 years of it.
> > >
> > > When did that change from a "showing concern or consternation" to become
> a
> > > comma?
> > >
> > > 73,
> > >
> > > Mark W1EOF
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On
> > > > Behalf Of Joseph Fenn
> > > > Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 10:02 AM
> > > > To: [email protected]
> > > > Subject: [Qcwa] Whatever happened to "da da di di da da"??
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Used to be the way of showing concern or consternation after a
> > > > sentence or statement!!!!  Da Da  Di Di  Da Da
> > > >                   Joe/KH6JF
> > > >
> > > >
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