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From: p.dean@invalid.net (Peter Dean)
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Subject: Re: Procedural, Functional, String [was Re: The joy of FORTRAN]
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In alt.folklore.computers Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> wrote:
> On 29/09/2024 16:21, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>> Except it was never “PERL”, always “Perl”.
> 
> I remember it as being an acronym for Programmer's Eclectic Report 
> Language = hence all-caps.
> 

one of many backronyms