Re:“A damn stupid thing to do” – The origins of CPL, BCPL, a...
by irrational on Monday December 12, 2022 @09:09AM
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Wherefore art thou utilizing contrarwise? Dost thy senses leave thee?
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Re:“A damn stupid thing to do” – The origins of CPL, BCPL, a...
by Smaug123 on Monday December 12, 2022 @12:15PM
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"Utilize" first arose in 1807 if Merriam-Webster is to be believed, well past the period you're quoting; and "dost" should agree with the number of its noun "senses". ("dost" is second-person, but you need something third-person.) In this context I also don't really like the continuous present of "are you utilizing", but I can't put words to why. I believe "hast thou taken leave of thy senses" is actually recorded to be idiomatic.
By the way, ChatGPT suggests (where I've fixed its analogous error in the word "doth"):
> Pray tell, wherefore dost thou employ the term 'contrariwise'?