Quoting Sean 'Shaleh' Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

> On 28-May-2002 Chris Grossmann wrote:
> > I agree, the language is pretty ambiguous.  I'm not sure it
> > matters so much, but for the sake of accuracy..
> > 
> > How about "These show off many common styles (a.k.a. themes)
> > ..."?
> > 
> 
> hmm, I suppose, although then you lose the non natives who have no idea
> what
> aka means.  I supposed I could replace it with "styles (also known as
> themes)"
> but I don't see how that reads any better.

No, really, he has a point here. My first take on the phrase in question was
the wrong one, too. I'm starting to think it may be a common mistake for
non-English-natives.

Ciprian Popovici

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