I SEE NO X HERE.
\a͡ɪ sˈiː nˈə͡ʊ ˈɛks hˈi͡ə], \aɪ sˈiː nˈəʊ ˈɛks hˈiə], \aɪ s_ˈiː n_ˈəʊ ˈɛ_k_s h_ˈiə]\
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Hackers (and the interactive computer games theywrite) traditionally favour this slightly marked usage overother possible equivalents such as "There's no X here!" or "Xis missing." or "Where's the X?". This goes back to theoriginal PDP-10 ADVENT, which would respond in this wise ifyou asked it to do something involving an object not presentat your location in the game.
By Denis Howe
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).
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