Mike T said unto the world upon 13/06/06 10:46 AM: > What exactly is 411 in this context? A reference to higher education > perhaps? Or perhaps part of the American constitution? What exactly? > Also for that matter what is 101? > > Cheers, > Mike >
Hi Mike, 411 is the number one dials in North America to reach directory assistance (getting telephone numbers). So, it has a slang usage meaning something like information. Introductory university course in a field are often numbered 101 (i.e. Computer Science 101). So, that number has acquired a slang meaning of basic and introductory information. Where I did my undergrad studies, a few Departments had 001 classes. Somehow that felt more honest ;-) Best to all, Brian vdB -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
