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MINIX 3.2.1 releasedMINIX 3.2.1 releasedPosted Feb 24, 2013 1:45 UTC (Sun) by tjc (subscriber, #137)In reply to: MINIX 3.2.1 released by hadrons123 Parent article: MINIX 3.2.1 released
> Another pointless software
As a advocate of preserving the English language (what's left of it), I implore you: please don't say things like that.
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MINIX 3.2.1 released Posted Feb 24, 2013 2:17 UTC (Sun) by tjc (subscriber, #137) [Link]
I'll follow my own advice and correct myself: s/a/an
MINIX 3.2.1 released Posted Feb 26, 2013 3:33 UTC (Tue) by jbv (guest, #66170) [Link]
>> Another pointless software
> I'll follow my own advice and correct myself: s/a/an
Uhm, your substitution doesn't seem to improve the sentence?
$ echo "Another pointless software" | sed -e 's/a/an/g'
What about s/s s/s piece of s/
MINIX 3.2.1 released Posted Feb 26, 2013 3:46 UTC (Tue) by jbv (guest, #66170) [Link]
Well, it seems my mastery of the English language leaves something to be desired. -_-
You meant to change "As a advocate" to "As an advocate".
Your substitution still only works for humans though.
MINIX 3.2.1 released Posted Feb 26, 2013 16:01 UTC (Tue) by tjc (subscriber, #137) [Link]
I changed "proponent" to "advocate" and forgot to changed the "a" to an "an."
My intent was to point out that the word "software" defines an abstract concept and cannot be instantiated as "another software." "A software" is incorrect as well. "Two softwares" is right out.
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