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   Questor to Roger House   
   Re: Underlining   
   10 Aug 21 18:40:01   
   
   From: usenet@only.tnx   
      
   On Mon, 9 Aug 2021 13:59:21 -0700 (PDT), Roger House <61rroger@gmail.com>   
   wrote:   
   >When you, (I'm not referring to any particular person, I'm using "you"   
   >generically), are typing, like in word or word perfect for example, on a   
   computer   
   >or a word processing machine, is there any way to fully underline, *NOT*   
   >underscore, but underline, a word like you can/used to be able to do on a   
   >typewriter?   
      
   I am failing to grasp the distinction between "underlining" and "underscoring."   
   They are considered the same thing in my mind, unless you are literally going   
   to   
   cut or crease (score) the paper.   
      
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