Some Time Ago in chat, the discussion turned to the Canadian habit and pronunciation of "Eh?" I insisted, as I clearly remember, that British Columbians pronounced it like the letter "A". The resident Canadians, on the other hand, assured me that I was wrong, that it is pronounced like a short "e." I have been vindicated. Over the last week I read the entire Computer Stupidities section, where I found this gem:

Back in the good old pre-PC days we sold a system that required the user to hit Ctrl-A in order to sign on. We sold one to some outfit in Canada. Well, trying to get them going over the phone took an hour. We'd say, "Hit Ctrl-A," and they'd say, "Ok, we hit Ctrl, eh? And nothing happened, eh?"

As you can all see, the Ultimate Authority of Rinkworks in its own domain clearly supports my recollection.

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