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From: gwyn@brl-tgr.ARPA (Doug Gwyn <gwyn>)
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Subject: Re: Re: Uses of "short" ?
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Date: Tue, 8-Oct-85 19:38:57 EDT
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> >Why add more symbols when you already have what is needed in the language?
> 
> For clarity and portability.

Neither of those has been demonstrated.