That should probably be written: no !@#$%^&*:@!semicolon
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Wall suggests a censored version of a sentence, implying profanity.
- In plain terms
- He proposes a cleaned‑up version with symbols.
- What can you take from it?
- Use symbols to mask offensive words.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When is it acceptable to mask language instead of removing it?
Another view
Symbols can still be deciphered and may not be appropriate.
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The Harvard Law states: Under controlled conditions of light, temperature, humidity, and nutrition, the organism will do as it damn well pleases.
Permalink to quote #143 That gets us out of deciding how to spell Reg[eE]xp?|RE . . . Of course, then we have to decide what ref $re returns... :-)
Permalink to quote #145 As pointed out in a followup, Real Perl Programmers prefer things to be visually distinct.
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