Brian van den Broek wrote: > 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 ;-) > Surely 000 would have been more consistent ...
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