Ligatures in programming fonts: hell no

Re:Ligatures in programming fonts: hell no by timsneath on Saturday May 13, 2023 @01:54PM (#35930843)

You can attack an idea. I don't know why you think it assumes animus against the recipient.

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Re:Ligatures in programming fonts: hell no by 1attice on Saturday May 13, 2023 @02:25PM (#35931160)

Yes, and you can also shoot, strangulate, or set an idea on fire. Metaphorically speaking.

But metaphor is imprecision and unnecessary colour. Be clear and precise. Use specific language.

This is admittedly prescriptive usage, but I am prescribing this antidote for an overheated era, full of overwrought language.

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Re:Ligatures in programming fonts: hell no by akerl_ on Saturday May 13, 2023 @02:35PM (#35931267)

This arbitrary restriction on language seems doubleplus ungood.

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Re:Ligatures in programming fonts: hell no by 1attice on Saturday May 13, 2023 @02:45PM (#35931384)

Wait till you read Strunk & White

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