Thanks for your reply, and thanks for putting it on the list!

Oh, and thanks for checking the spelling (kmail, at least the version I use, 
doesn't check spelling (or maybe I haven't enabled spellcheck).

(I may check the US spelling at some point -- ah, ok, a quick google finds:

<quote>
“Publicly” and “publically” | Stroppy Editor


https://stroppyeditor.wordpress.com/2014/12/09/publicly-and-publically/
Dec 9, 2014 - It's widely regarded as a mistake (although some dictionaries 
now list it as a variant spelling). But the approved spelling, “publicly”, is 
a unique ...
</quote>

So, I'll use "publicly" -- I was going to do that, but it just seemed wrong at 
the time ;-)

Have a good day!

On Tuesday, May 07, 2019 08:41:16 AM Erik Christiansen wrote:
> If my judgemental wording has offended the author on the other list,
> then I will admit to careless use of language. The out-of-the-blue shot
> across my bow from David, using that awkwardly and unproductively
> constructed use case looked like a deliberate straw man attack, coming
> hot on the heels of a deprecation attempt. Where a shell provides syntax
> alternatives, all still documented and supported, it may be perceived as
> unwelcoming and unproductive to spontaneously hound one usage in favour
> of one's own bias. Still, it would be better if my response had been more
> sanguine.
> 
> Erik
> 
> P.S. s/publically/publicly   (Yep, spellchecking in Vim in Mutt is OK
>                               with that. Caveat: I use a British
>                               dictionary. Haven't checked for possible USA
>                               divergent spelling.)

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