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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Horrible English
Date: Wed, 10 May 2017 09:57:55
Message-Id: 20170510105615.7340c92c@digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] [OT] Horrible English by Peter Humphrey
1 On Wed, 10 May 2017 10:09:26 +0100, Peter Humphrey wrote:
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3 > > Be advised that switching from an older version to GCC 6 will ...
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5 > Those first three words are redundant; they add nothing.
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7 Except for those of us that are paid by the word ;-)
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9 I learned grammar by reading the collected plays of Ernie Wise, so I
10 write proper like what he did!
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14 Neil Bothwick
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16 "A computer is like an Old Testament god, with a lot of rules and no
17 mercy." \xA0-- Joseph Campbell

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Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Horrible English David W Noon <dwnoon@××××××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Horrible English Peter Humphrey <peter@××××××××××××.uk>