Comment on Learn Vim ProgressivelyparentComments−tudorizer15yI use that da" very often, but for some strange reason it stuck in my brain as abbreviation from 'delete around "', which is inaccurate. Thanks for making me realize this.−pyre15yBetter to think of if as 'delete a' or 'delete in': da" => 'delete a "-block' di" => 'change in "-block'−billybob15yYes, "delete a" and "delete inner" is how Vim explains these text object operations. See ":help da", for example.−ambrosebs15yFWIW I would pronounce it "delete all".
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I use that da" very often, but for some strange reason it stuck in my brain as abbreviation from 'delete around "', which is inaccurate. Thanks for making me realize this.
Better to think of if as 'delete a' or 'delete in':
Yes, "delete a" and "delete inner" is how Vim explains these text object operations. See ":help da", for example.
FWIW I would pronounce it "delete all".