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Re:Many software companies are a joke by OJFord on Monday May 16, 2022 @07:33AM (#31395710)
That is incorrect usage though; every rule 'generally works but sometimes doesn't' if we account for people not observing it.
Re:Many software companies are a joke by pcthrowaway on Monday May 16, 2022 @07:56AM (#31395901)
> That is incorrect usage though

We don't need no education

Re:Many software companies are a joke by OJFord on Monday May 16, 2022 @04:35PM (#31402841)
You wouldn't be here quoting that line if it were correct.
Re:Many software companies are a joke by oneeyedpigeon on Monday May 16, 2022 @07:53AM (#31395870)
But pointing out that language rules aren't something that people strictly adhere to, with rigorous logic, is a useful observation.
Re:Many software companies are a joke by OJFord on Monday May 16, 2022 @04:39PM (#31402878)
Undoubtedly, but it was a response to someone explaining how to use English (correctly), not how to understand someone else using English (possibly incorrectly).

If I say 'proper nouns have a capital first letter' I don't think 'actually oliver sometimes people don't do that' is helpful.