Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!genrad!decvax!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!ron@brl-bmd From: ron%brl-bmd@sri-unix.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: [jim: Re: Spelling and usage] Message-ID: <2114@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Mon, 20-Jun-83 00:26:58 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.2114 Posted: Mon Jun 20 00:26:58 1983 Date-Received: Wed, 15-Jun-83 19:00:50 EDT Lines: 43 From: Ron NatalieAh come on...half of your corrections are wrong (at least...) ----- Forwarded message # 1: Received: From brl-gateway2.ARPA by BRL-BMD via smtp; 13 Jun 83 23:17 EDT Received: From Rand-Unix.ARPA by BRL via smtp; 13 Jun 83 23:07 EDT Date: Monday, 13 Jun 1983 19:55-PDT To: info-micro@brl From: jim@rand-unix Subject: Re: Spelling and usage I also agree with the sentiment. I'm guessing that this recent submission on the subject was intended as a test, so here's my attempted solution: I agree with Charlie Strom. This single most important language for ^^^^ wrong word (should be "The") any person to know, programmer or not, is their native tongue (e.g., ^^^^^ number (should be "his") usage: should be "i.e." ^^^^ **** This may not be bad grammer, but an author's attempt to make the **** third person pronoun neuter. English). Written and verbal communication is a skill that can always number (should be "are skills") ^^^^^^^^^^ **** Wrong... The and conjoins two adjectives here, but communication **** is still singular. be improved. Clear and accurate communication, whether to people or to computers, requires clear thinking. Poor language indicates a ^^^^^^^^ number (should be "require") **** Wrong again...same reason as above lack of attention to detail -- a potentially disastrous trait in a programmer. Enough said. ^^^^^^^^^^^ incomplete sentence, but common usage, so o.k. Eliot ^^^^^ spelling (should be Elliot) (just kidding) I didn't catch anything real in the last two sentences. What did I miss? Jim ----- End of forwarded messages