Bad Sentences
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The syntax police attacks again. What else is new. A crazy guess. Sysinternals will survive the onslaught on account of the content of the site not a freaking single run-on sentence.
It's true, it doesn't actually matter, and the world is sliding into illiteracy anyhow, so most people won't even notice. However, if I were to read their site, I would certainly consider the sentence in question as evidence that the authors are stupid, which may affect me if I'm making a buying decision.
Christian Graus - C++ MVP
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It's true, it doesn't actually matter, and the world is sliding into illiteracy anyhow, so most people won't even notice. However, if I were to read their site, I would certainly consider the sentence in question as evidence that the authors are stupid, which may affect me if I'm making a buying decision.
Christian Graus - C++ MVP
I understand what you are saying and it applies when it applies. We all develop software, design sites, write logs/articles, etc. We also receive feedback. When it comes down to the language we use, there are two kinds of emails we get. Type one: "Take a look at the options dialog. I found a typo." Type two: "There is a comma missing on page 28 of the documentation. Do you guys have college degrees? Are you able to spell your own name? It is an insult to the English language that people like you are allow to..." In short, if you find a typo, let the guys know. they will appreciate it. If, on the other hand, you go catastrophic, prepare to be mocked for your anal-retentive snobbery.
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I understand what you are saying and it applies when it applies. We all develop software, design sites, write logs/articles, etc. We also receive feedback. When it comes down to the language we use, there are two kinds of emails we get. Type one: "Take a look at the options dialog. I found a typo." Type two: "There is a comma missing on page 28 of the documentation. Do you guys have college degrees? Are you able to spell your own name? It is an insult to the English language that people like you are allow to..." In short, if you find a typo, let the guys know. they will appreciate it. If, on the other hand, you go catastrophic, prepare to be mocked for your anal-retentive snobbery.
DaTxomin wrote:
anal-retentive snobbery
If you don't value correctness, you are part of the problem.
-------------------------------- "All that is necessary for the forces of evil to win in the world is for enough good men to do nothing" -- Edmund Burke
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DaTxomin wrote:
anal-retentive snobbery
If you don't value correctness, you are part of the problem.
-------------------------------- "All that is necessary for the forces of evil to win in the world is for enough good men to do nothing" -- Edmund Burke
Well, make sure you don't miss a SINGLE coma or you are doomed. There are those that would consider you stupid and unprofessional. What's more important, whatever the quality of your work, it will be dismissed right off. If you don't value common sense, the problem will be yours.
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Run-on sentences are bad and run-ons make a website or any document look unprofessional and they are easy to avoid, an example of a run-on sentence can be found at http://www.sysinternals.com[^] "The Sysinternals web site was created in 1996 by Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell to host their advanced system utilities and technical information and Microsoft acquired Sysinternals in July, 2006." Seriously! Did somebody not proofread the FIRST SENTENCE on the website?! My first post from Vista! Mike
imho u r ar (anal retentive) if u r obsasa (offended by something as small as) a ros (run on sentanace). :)
I'm on-line therefore I am. JimmyRopes
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It's true, it doesn't actually matter, and the world is sliding into illiteracy anyhow, so most people won't even notice. However, if I were to read their site, I would certainly consider the sentence in question as evidence that the authors are stupid, which may affect me if I'm making a buying decision.
Christian Graus - C++ MVP
The bad news: the barbarians are at the gates. The good news: they can't read the sign that says 'Entrance'.
Software Zen:
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It's true, it doesn't actually matter, and the world is sliding into illiteracy anyhow, so most people won't even notice. However, if I were to read their site, I would certainly consider the sentence in question as evidence that the authors are stupid, which may affect me if I'm making a buying decision.
Christian Graus - C++ MVP
Christian Graus wrote:
I would certainly consider the sentence in question as evidence that the authors are stupid
Are you implying that Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell are stupid?
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Christian Graus wrote:
I would certainly consider the sentence in question as evidence that the authors are stupid
Are you implying that Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell are stupid?
Igor Vigdorchik wrote:
Are you implying that Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell are stupid?
No, that's not what he's implying. But if someone who has never heard of either of them read that sentence, he'd probably form such an opinion.
Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. (*Sample chapter available online*) -
PaulC1972 wrote:
Passed the grammar checker in MS Word
That says more about the grammer checker than the correctness of the sentence. ;)
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Michael Dunn wrote:
That says more about the grammer checker than the correctness of the sentence.
I was expecting it to say that the sentence needed to be revised or something like that. ;)
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Run-on sentences are bad and run-ons make a website or any document look unprofessional and they are easy to avoid, an example of a run-on sentence can be found at http://www.sysinternals.com[^] "The Sysinternals web site was created in 1996 by Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell to host their advanced system utilities and technical information and Microsoft acquired Sysinternals in July, 2006." Seriously! Did somebody not proofread the FIRST SENTENCE on the website?! My first post from Vista! Mike
didnt you almost do similar to that with your opening sentence ?
Mike_V wrote:
Run-on sentences are bad and run-ons make a website or any document look unprofessional and they are easy to avoid, an example of a run-on sentence can be found at http://www.sysinternals.com[^]
"..to avoid, an example.. " if I was an asthmatic sucking hard for breath I might argue that would be better as "..to avoid. An example.." or am I being picky ? 'g'
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Igor Vigdorchik wrote:
Are you implying that Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell are stupid?
No, that's not what he's implying. But if someone who has never heard of either of them read that sentence, he'd probably form such an opinion.
Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. (*Sample chapter available online*)Come on, nish, you are not being reasonable. A few years ago, I meet a guy that had gone to a conference to listen to the Dalai Lama. His thoughts on the experience were: "What can he teach me when he cannot even speak English" Who's the "stupid" one? That guy or the Dalai Lama? See my point?
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imho u r ar (anal retentive) if u r obsasa (offended by something as small as) a ros (run on sentanace). :)
I'm on-line therefore I am. JimmyRopes
Just add like and um to run-on sentences in textspeak (or should that be lk and m? :)) and that would be murder! "win vsta is lk rly gr8 n stuf n i lk cnt w8 2 wrt lk prgs 4 it n i lk m wnt 2 use m sysint tls 2 und how it lk wks!" Lynne Truss[^] would throw a fit!
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didnt you almost do similar to that with your opening sentence ?
Mike_V wrote:
Run-on sentences are bad and run-ons make a website or any document look unprofessional and they are easy to avoid, an example of a run-on sentence can be found at http://www.sysinternals.com[^]
"..to avoid, an example.. " if I was an asthmatic sucking hard for breath I might argue that would be better as "..to avoid. An example.." or am I being picky ? 'g'
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I had figured it out that you must have expected a reaction - but I wondered why no one else said anything (and I was taking the piss, of course - its one of our (Aussie) favourite sports :-) ) leastwise it made an interesting diversion while a group of us are in the office on a Sunday running DR tests 'g'
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The Sysinternals web site was created in 1996 by Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell to host their advanced system utilities and technical information and Microsoft acquired Sysinternals in July, 2006 Passed the grammar checker in MS Word :suss: This is even with the missing period at the end :~
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I had figured it out that you must have expected a reaction - but I wondered why no one else said anything (and I was taking the piss, of course - its one of our (Aussie) favourite sports :-) ) leastwise it made an interesting diversion while a group of us are in the office on a Sunday running DR tests 'g'
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Yeah, right.
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Come on, nish, you are not being reasonable. A few years ago, I meet a guy that had gone to a conference to listen to the Dalai Lama. His thoughts on the experience were: "What can he teach me when he cannot even speak English" Who's the "stupid" one? That guy or the Dalai Lama? See my point?
DaTxomin wrote:
See my point?
I see the point in your example, but I don't think that maps to the issue we are discussing. Everyone knows Mark is a smart guy. But because he's a smart guy, and because he's seen as one of the world's best experts on Windows programming, people expect a level of professionalism from anything related to him, including his website. No one here complains that my website uses crappy grammar :-) My point is that, when you are as publicly acknowledged as Mark is, people set higher standards for you. I guess it's part of the celeb hood that those guys have earned for themselves.
Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. (*Sample chapter available online*) -
I had figured it out that you must have expected a reaction - but I wondered why no one else said anything (and I was taking the piss, of course - its one of our (Aussie) favourite sports :-) ) leastwise it made an interesting diversion while a group of us are in the office on a Sunday running DR tests 'g'
f@ck me dead! :rolleyes:
I'm on-line therefore I am. JimmyRopes
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Wow, posted -3mins ago? So is that Sunday in the past? (It's only Saturday here...) Or can Bob predict the future? :)
depending on where you are - lets say you're in the States (USA I mean) - you could be 18 to 22 hours behind us, so yes, Saturday for you IS Sunday for us .... we are GMT + 11 - you're likely to be GMT -(some factor) 'g'
