Re:The Ten Commandments for C Programmers (1987)
by zodiac on Saturday May 23, 2020 @12:38PM
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It's not even correct - "thy arrogance" should be "thine arrogance"
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Re:The Ten Commandments for C Programmers (1987)
by matvore on Saturday May 23, 2020 @03:09PM
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when thou least expect it.
Should be “when thou expectest it least”
lest thou tear thy hair
Should be “lest thou tearest thine hair” as I seem to recall the h sound acting like vowel for words that sound different based on what follow them.
lest grievous harm befall thy program.
Should be “befalleth”
Re:The Ten Commandments for C Programmers (1987)
by all2 on Saturday May 23, 2020 @04:14PM
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Too bad you can't "requesteth a pull" to update the language a bit.
Re:The Ten Commandments for C Programmers (1987)
by yesenadam on Saturday May 23, 2020 @05:54PM
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I believe "-eth" is a 3rd person ending (he/she/it), e.g. If thy header files fail should be "faileth".
"The third person sing. Present, ending in th, as taketh, bringeth &c. is now confined to sermons and grave discourse." - John Hunter, Text-book of English Grammar 1848
My favourite -eth, from the start of Moonlighting's Atomic Shakespeare episode:
Good morrow, sir. I'm Lucentio, come hither for to see fair Padua, pleasant garden of great Italy, to seek out and happily begin a course of learning and studies herein.
You've mistaken me, sir, for someone who careth.