Re: Solutions and Discussion for Perl Quiz of the Week #23

Roger Burton West <roger-UvLOT2mcgw/[email protected]> writes:

> On Fri, Sep 10, 2004 at 10:30:14PM +0300, Shlomi Fish wrote:
>
>>[1] - P.S.: what does Pr. stand for? Or is it a common title for both men and 
>>women?
>
> I've met it in Norway as an abbreviation for "Person" - i.e. a common
> title as you suggest - but it doesn't seem to be in general usage.

  Really?

  I have lived all my life in Norway, and I have never heard or seen
it used as a title.

  Sure, you may have encountered it in Norway, but it is not
Norwegian.  Unless someone made it up, I suppose ...


  Anyway, according to MJD, 'Pr.' stands for 'Programmer'.

  So, no Scandinavian Cönspiräcy.  :-)


-SK-
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