Do?a!

[m65swede]

I have to apologize in advance for not knowing how in the world to get a tilde and make an en-yay on this board...!

Simple: Hold down the Alt key, then type 164, then release the Alt key. The ? will appear as if by magic. The capital ? is Alt + 165.

Swede

 

[AnnaC]

Here are the rest of the letters

http://www.dr1.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40528

 

[samanasuenos]

Thanks Swede and Ana for the help, but the ALT + 164 is not workin' on my keyboard. Probably wants me to pour some Brugal on it.

Tangential Note: But I am on to a better drink, The Jamona Extra: one shot of Jaggermesiter, followed by as shot of Geritol.

 

[ElvisNYC]

Do?a is used to refer to your elders, whether family or not, as a sign of respect. It's also used throughout many Latin countries, including Ecuador where I'm originally from.

 

[laurapasinifan]

funny, just today i was talking to my buddies wife, who's mother has a house in the dr directly across from my gf. that is in fact how I met my gf, at my buddies mother in laws house. Well they always called her La Dona. and i thought that was her NAME. so today i asked how was la dona..and my buddies wife was confused...well soon i learned that wasnt her name after all....it was just like they sare saying here..a respect saying for a woman that is married and older. My Gf always calls her la dona.....funny this thread popped up today!!!!!!!!!!!!!

bob

 

[laurapasinifan]

Simple: Hold down the Alt key, then type 164, then release the Alt key. The ? will appear as if by magic. The capital ? is Alt + 165.

Swede

doesnt seem to work on my keyboard.. I just keep hearing a loud bell

no its not because i was drinking all night either

bob

 

[AnnaC]

doesnt seem to work on my keyboard.. I just keep hearing a loud bell

no its not because i was drinking all night either

bob

If you have a laptop that could be the reason. You need the number pad on a regular keyboard Bob.

 

[Frank the Tank]

doesnt seem to work on my keyboard.. I just keep hearing a loud bell

no its not because i was drinking all night either

bob

Hey, it actually works. I guess you do learn something new each day. I could never figure out how to get the tilde over the n with my american keyboard.

Frank the Tank
slow learner

 

[laurapasinifan]

well I have a desk top computer... and when I hold down the ALT key and type 164 on either set of numbers... as soon as I hit the "4" the screen reverts back to the original thread and i am suddenly out of the reply screen!!!!!!!!!!!!! did it maybe 20 times so far.

happens weather I type ladona or not

so, I dont know what gives... I have a compaq computer with mellinium

mellinium, has been a weird OS..so maybe thats the difference

bob

 

[bob saunders]

I've heard my wife be adressed as " Do?a Yris" hundreds of times, yet her mother is never adressed that way....so I would say it has to do with position, respect more than age. The old rich people that paid for Yris's schooling are always refered to as Don Feidyo and Do?a Lilia by everyone in Jarabacoa.