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Re:Ask HN: What did the really successful programmers do dif... by lutusp on Monday October 08, 2012 @11:39AM (#4627333)
Yes, fair enough -- in that case, I had to either choose a gender for one word or go with one of those malaprops like "they".
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Re:Ask HN: What did the really successful programmers do dif... by stray on Monday October 08, 2012 @09:00PM (#4629435)
That wouldn't have been a malaprop. A malaprop is a misused word that sounds like the correct word.
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Re:Ask HN: What did the really successful programmers do dif... by lutusp on Tuesday October 09, 2012 @02:06AM (#4630220)
So it seems. I should perhaps have said "compromise word" or "PC word", alluding to the reason for the usage.
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