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   dxf to Paul Rubin   
   Re: Idiomatic way to read a word of text   
   20 Nov 25 19:03:11   
   
   From: dxforth@gmail.com   
      
   On 20/11/2025 12:43 pm, Paul Rubin wrote:   
   > ...   
   >> READ-LINE and the case where u1=line length have been discussed   
   >> several times, so apparently it's not so clear to some how a system   
   >> should behave,   
   >   
   > That sounds like a deficiency in the standard, but anyway yes, there are   
   > ways to get around it.   
      
   When you say 'get around it', do you mean a broken line?  If so what can   
   be done with a broken line because AFAIK not much.  I replaced 'flag' in   
   READ-LINE with a trinary and I'm now looking for uses :-)   
      
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