Bad Sentences
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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!
Mike_V said; "Lynne Truss[^] would throw a fit!" Excellent book! I would recommend it highly. :cool:
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? :)
Mike_V wrote:
posted -3mins ago?
It has been happening off and on today with some of my posts. I've seen it happen in the past. I think Bob is playing with everyone :-D
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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*)It is you who have change the issue. The original poster questioned the professionalism of sysinternals based on a single sentence. My objection is that such charge is extreme if not boderline hysterical. The issue that you are raising now is that PRECISELY because of the high level of professionalism (which the original poster questioned), the guys at sysinternals cannot afford a single mistake on a non-technical matter. I say we all make mistakes, some big some small, and so what? The bottom line is: Should it be fixed? Sure. Does it really matter or say anything whatsoever about sysinternals professionalism? Not in the least.
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no thanks - we have enough trouble as it is 'g'
Garth J Lancaster wrote:
no thanks - we have enough trouble as it is
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f@ck me dead! :rolleyes:
I'm on-line therefore I am. JimmyRopes
JimmyRopes wrote:
f@ck me dead!
:omg::wtf:
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JimmyRopes wrote:
f@ck me dead!
:omg::wtf:
You have to be from Az, or have friends from Az, to understand it. I have friends from Az! :~
I'm on-line therefore I am. JimmyRopes
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You have to be from Az, or have friends from Az, to understand it. I have friends from Az! :~
I'm on-line therefore I am. JimmyRopes
JimmyRopes wrote:
You have to be from Az or have friends from Az to understand it.
Okay, it was just really eye-popping to see that message :laugh:
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It is you who have change the issue. The original poster questioned the professionalism of sysinternals based on a single sentence. My objection is that such charge is extreme if not boderline hysterical. The issue that you are raising now is that PRECISELY because of the high level of professionalism (which the original poster questioned), the guys at sysinternals cannot afford a single mistake on a non-technical matter. I say we all make mistakes, some big some small, and so what? The bottom line is: Should it be fixed? Sure. Does it really matter or say anything whatsoever about sysinternals professionalism? Not in the least.
I did not question the professionalism of Sysinternals - rather, I pointed out a mistake of the editor or whoever wrote the sentence, which I highly doubt was Mark himself. I have nothing but the deepest respect for Mark and Bryce. Their utilities are absolutely amazing, and their books are also amazing. Even if one of the Sysinternals guys wrote that sentence, it is just a human mistake. Understandable. In any case, it is jsut a bit humorous since everything I have ever seen from Sysinternals is always of the highest quality. It just shows we all make mistakes. Mike
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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
I think the point wasn't to dismiss mistakes, but rather to realize that people make them.
BW
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I did not question the professionalism of Sysinternals - rather, I pointed out a mistake of the editor or whoever wrote the sentence, which I highly doubt was Mark himself. I have nothing but the deepest respect for Mark and Bryce. Their utilities are absolutely amazing, and their books are also amazing. Even if one of the Sysinternals guys wrote that sentence, it is just a human mistake. Understandable. In any case, it is jsut a bit humorous since everything I have ever seen from Sysinternals is always of the highest quality. It just shows we all make mistakes. Mike
Mike_V wrote:
I pointed out a mistake
Why did you point it out here instead of sending an email to them?
Mike_V wrote:
In any case, it is jsut a bit humorous
Really? How so?
Mike_V wrote:
I have nothing but the deepest respect for Mark and Bryce
In my opinion you just made fun of Mark and Bryce and by doing so you showed them the disrespect.
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Mike_V wrote:
I pointed out a mistake
Why did you point it out here instead of sending an email to them?
Mike_V wrote:
In any case, it is jsut a bit humorous
Really? How so?
Mike_V wrote:
I have nothing but the deepest respect for Mark and Bryce
In my opinion you just made fun of Mark and Bryce and by doing so you showed them the disrespect.
I guess humorous was probably the wrong word. What I meant was that everything they do is of soch high quality that even the slightest mistake, however minor, stands out. Again, it is just a mistake. And my original post was good-natured. I didn't make fun of them. (If I had wanted to criticize them, the OP would have been worded much differently.) Or if you didn't see that, maybe a smiley would have helped.
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JimmyRopes wrote:
You have to be from Az or have friends from Az to understand it.
Okay, it was just really eye-popping to see that message :laugh:
Actually, I should have said "f@ck me dead, mate". :omg: You would have to hear my friend's wife Nit (Nittaya, a Thai national) use it to understand all the implications. :rolleyes: Actually, Gary, her husband (originally from Sydney) had to hush her a few times when they went to Az to visit with his family a few months back. She didn't know when it was appropriate to say it and when it wasn't. :wtf: Apparently, if you are male it is appropriate anytime but if you are female it isn't. As with any other cultural convention, that you didn't grow up using, I am still learning. :laugh:
I'm on-line therefore I am. JimmyRopes
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Actually, I should have said "f@ck me dead, mate". :omg: You would have to hear my friend's wife Nit (Nittaya, a Thai national) use it to understand all the implications. :rolleyes: Actually, Gary, her husband (originally from Sydney) had to hush her a few times when they went to Az to visit with his family a few months back. She didn't know when it was appropriate to say it and when it wasn't. :wtf: Apparently, if you are male it is appropriate anytime but if you are female it isn't. As with any other cultural convention, that you didn't grow up using, I am still learning. :laugh:
I'm on-line therefore I am. JimmyRopes
JimmyRopes wrote:
She didn't know when it was appropriate to say it and when it wasn't.
:wtf: here too :)
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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.
DaTxomin wrote:
Well, make sure you don't miss a SINGLE coma or you are doomed.
Personally, I like to side step every coma that appears in front of me.
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Mike_V wrote:
Did somebody not proofread the FIRST SENTENCE on the website?!
Yes. Unfortunately, that somebody was a 7yr-old girl, and thus didn't see a problem...
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A 7 year old girl on speed? :omg:
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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
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[^]
There's another good example...
Todd Smith
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It is you who have change the issue. The original poster questioned the professionalism of sysinternals based on a single sentence. My objection is that such charge is extreme if not boderline hysterical. The issue that you are raising now is that PRECISELY because of the high level of professionalism (which the original poster questioned), the guys at sysinternals cannot afford a single mistake on a non-technical matter. I say we all make mistakes, some big some small, and so what? The bottom line is: Should it be fixed? Sure. Does it really matter or say anything whatsoever about sysinternals professionalism? Not in the least.
How you have the nerve to call people anal retentive when you read your own contribution to this thread is amazing.
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It's wrong. Don't judge a book by its cover.
Igor Vigdorchik wrote:
It's wrong. Don't judge a book by its cover.
Whether right or wrong, a lot of books are judged that way. Which is why most publishers put a lot of effort into cover design :-)
Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
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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.
Oh, but anal retention can be so much fun:-D
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