\ OctalDigit etc.

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Jarrett Billingsley wrote:
> "Walter Bright" <newshound1 at digitalmars.com> wrote in message 
> news:frs9ov$2258$1 at digitalmars.com...
> 
>>The way the octal escape sequences work is pretty standard practice. To 
>>change it would be to confuse the other half of people who use it :-(
> 
> 
> People use them? 
> 
> 

People is simply plural. Therefor, if there are 2 people who use them, 
then the statement is correct (but not particularly useful). As to if 
/enough/ people use them to be worth anything...

Also, I  expect you (and most anyone) use them regularly because \0 is 
actual a 1 char octal escape sequence.

That still has little bearing on the topic though.