The ambiguity this caused was sometimes intentional, for example where a character would be used slightly differently on a terminal link than on a data stream, and sometimes accidental, for example with the meaning of "delete".
ðɪ ˌæmbɪɡjˈuːɪɾi ðɪs kˈɔːzd wʌz sˈʌmtaɪmz ɪntˈɛnʃənəl, fɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl wˌɛɹ ɐ kˈæɹɪktɚ wʊd biː jˈuːzd slˈaɪtli dˈɪfɹəntli ˌɔn ɐ tˈɜːmɪnəl lˈɪŋk ðɐn ˌɔn ɐ dˈeɪɾə stɹˈiːm, ænd sˈʌmtaɪmz ˌæksɪdˈɛntəl, fɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl wɪððə mˈiːnɪŋ ʌv "dᵻlˈiːt".