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30/07/1997 15:21:22
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Visual FoxPro
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Title:
Miscellaneous
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00042227
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>>Thank you. I figured it out it comes from "Got you!", but, AFAI saw, it's used in relation/connection with finding bugs... and I would like to know if I'm using it correctly. :)
>>
>>>Vlad,
>>>
>>>AFAIK, "Gotcha !" found it's place in the colloquial English as a phonetic translation of "Got you !" or "I got you !". I'm not sure that anybody can explain the exact meaning of the word as it's used according to the situation. To me it sounds more like an "Eureka !" (read something like "evrika"). I am sure that any language has developed a similar exclamation in it's vocabulary.
>>>My interpretation.
>>>
>>>Sorin
>>>
>>>>Can anyone explain to me what is the exact meaning of this word in English (gotcha)?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks.
>>>>
>>>>Vlad
>
>The story that I always heard was that 'gotcha' came from the phrase "caught you" which could apply to almost anything.

"Got", "Caught", - what the difference? The result pays for all... :)
Nick Neklioudov
Universal Thread Consultant
3 times Microsoft MVP - Visual FoxPro

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that don't work." - Thomas Edison
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