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  • S Shamit Kumar Tomar

    I believe it does. I have been programming for 10 years and now I believe I can't write sentences without specific phrases. I can't write improper sentences. My hands stuck, keyboard refuses and cries out. Do you feel that too? :confused:

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    Michael Schubert
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    Shamit Kumar Tomar wrote:

    Do you feel that too?

    No. My English improved by talking to people in English, mainly native English speakers.

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    • S Shamit Kumar Tomar

      I believe it does. I have been programming for 10 years and now I believe I can't write sentences without specific phrases. I can't write improper sentences. My hands stuck, keyboard refuses and cries out. Do you feel that too? :confused:

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      Rage
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      But you can still write useless things. I prefer useful info with wrong grammar & spelling than the contrary. (The best being useful info in correct grammar, but you find this as often as 100$ bills in the middle of the street). /* Increase i by 1 */ i++; :rolleyes:

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      • S Shamit Kumar Tomar

        I believe it does. I have been programming for 10 years and now I believe I can't write sentences without specific phrases. I can't write improper sentences. My hands stuck, keyboard refuses and cries out. Do you feel that too? :confused:

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        Ennis Ray Lynch Jr
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        More often than not I have found my email sentences to be terminated with semi-colons more than anything else.

        Need custom software developed? I do C# development and consulting all over the United States. A man said to the universe: "Sir I exist!" "However," replied the universe, "The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation." --Stephen Crane

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        • B BonshatS

          I'm guessing you're not programming in Perl.

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          Shamit Kumar Tomar
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          right. C -> C++ -> VC++ -> .NET -> PHP with a few languages with small time-frame in-between.

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          • E Ennis Ray Lynch Jr

            More often than not I have found my email sentences to be terminated with semi-colons more than anything else.

            Need custom software developed? I do C# development and consulting all over the United States. A man said to the universe: "Sir I exist!" "However," replied the universe, "The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation." --Stephen Crane

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            Rajesh R Subramanian
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            Ya gotta be kidding me;

            It is a crappy thing, but it's life -^ Carlo Pallini

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            • D Duncan Edwards Jones

              Error: Expected ';'

              '--8<------------------------ Ex Datis: Duncan Jones Merrion Computing Ltd

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              Shamit Kumar Tomar
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              No. I said I can't write improper english like, "hi wht r u doing?". I have usually started writing in passive voice and reduced use of active voices.

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              • M Mark_Wallace

                Do you mean that you can't write a sentence with the word "for" in it unless it has a "next", too?

                I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                Shamit Kumar Tomar
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                exactly

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                • S Shamit Kumar Tomar

                  No. I said I can't write improper english like, "hi wht r u doing?". I have usually started writing in passive voice and reduced use of active voices.

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                  Dan Neely
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                  Shamit Kumar Tomar wrote:

                  , "hi wht r u doing?"

                  I couldn't commit an obscenity like that even as a kid :P

                  The European Way of War: Blow your own continent up. The American Way of War: Go over and help them.

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                  • S Shamit Kumar Tomar

                    I believe it does. I have been programming for 10 years and now I believe I can't write sentences without specific phrases. I can't write improper sentences. My hands stuck, keyboard refuses and cries out. Do you feel that too? :confused:

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                    Tomz_KV
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                    It may not improve my spelling skill because of intellisense.

                    TOMZ_KV

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                    • S Shamit Kumar Tomar

                      No. I said I can't write improper english like, "hi wht r u doing?". I have usually started writing in passive voice and reduced use of active voices.

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                      Michael Schubert
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                      Shamit Kumar Tomar wrote:

                      I said I can't write improper english like, "hi wht r u doing?"

                      That's not English at all.

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                      • R Rajesh R Subramanian

                        Ya gotta be kidding me;

                        It is a crappy thing, but it's life -^ Carlo Pallini

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                        begin Now I've taken up Delphi also I find this to be a bigger problem; end;

                        He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man

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                        • P phannon86

                          begin Now I've taken up Delphi also I find this to be a bigger problem; end;

                          He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man

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                          Rajesh R Subramanian
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                          org 100h
                          mov dx,disp
                          mov ah,9
                          int 21h
                          mov ah,4Ch
                          int 21h
                          disp db 'OMG Phannon, LOL!!',0Dh,0Ah,'$'

                          It is a crappy thing, but it's life -^ Carlo Pallini

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                          • R Rajesh R Subramanian

                            org 100h
                            mov dx,disp
                            mov ah,9
                            int 21h
                            mov ah,4Ch
                            int 21h
                            disp db 'OMG Phannon, LOL!!',0Dh,0Ah,'$'

                            It is a crappy thing, but it's life -^ Carlo Pallini

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                            phannon86
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                            Other people would just consider it one hell of a speech impediment:laugh:

                            He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man

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                            • R Rajesh R Subramanian

                              org 100h
                              mov dx,disp
                              mov ah,9
                              int 21h
                              mov ah,4Ch
                              int 21h
                              disp db 'OMG Phannon, LOL!!',0Dh,0Ah,'$'

                              It is a crappy thing, but it's life -^ Carlo Pallini

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                              jcoost
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                              ...and queue http://lolcode.com/[^]

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                              • S Shamit Kumar Tomar

                                I believe it does. I have been programming for 10 years and now I believe I can't write sentences without specific phrases. I can't write improper sentences. My hands stuck, keyboard refuses and cries out. Do you feel that too? :confused:

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                                LittleYellowBird
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                                Shamit Kumar Tomar wrote:

                                I can't write improper sentences

                                I can ..... but not in the Lounge! ;)

                                Ali

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                                • E Ennis Ray Lynch Jr

                                  More often than not I have found my email sentences to be terminated with semi-colons more than anything else.

                                  Need custom software developed? I do C# development and consulting all over the United States. A man said to the universe: "Sir I exist!" "However," replied the universe, "The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation." --Stephen Crane

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                                  NormDroid
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                                  What?;

                                  Software Kinetics (requires SL3 beta) - Moving software

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                                  • L LittleYellowBird

                                    Shamit Kumar Tomar wrote:

                                    I can't write improper sentences

                                    I can ..... but not in the Lounge! ;)

                                    Ali

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                                    Rajesh R Subramanian
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                                    That involves chocolate bars, Ali? :confused:

                                    It is a crappy thing, but it's life -^ Carlo Pallini

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                                    • R Rajesh R Subramanian

                                      org 100h
                                      mov dx,disp
                                      mov ah,9
                                      int 21h
                                      mov ah,4Ch
                                      int 21h
                                      disp db 'OMG Phannon, LOL!!',0Dh,0Ah,'$'

                                      It is a crappy thing, but it's life -^ Carlo Pallini

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                                      Douglas Troy
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                                      :laugh:


                                      :..::. Douglas H. Troy ::..
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                                      • S Shamit Kumar Tomar

                                        I believe it does. I have been programming for 10 years and now I believe I can't write sentences without specific phrases. I can't write improper sentences. My hands stuck, keyboard refuses and cries out. Do you feel that too? :confused:

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                                        Stuart Dootson
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                                        Maybe so - but years of using computers has left me with appalling hand-writing. My niece is only 6, but her writing's much more legible than mine! My nephew (like me) is more comfortable with computers, and his writing's appalling as well - a connection there, me thinks.

                                        Java, Basic, who cares - it's all a bunch of tree-hugging hippy cr*p

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                                        • S Shamit Kumar Tomar

                                          I believe it does. I have been programming for 10 years and now I believe I can't write sentences without specific phrases. I can't write improper sentences. My hands stuck, keyboard refuses and cries out. Do you feel that too? :confused:

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                                          Rama Krishna Vavilala
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                                          Shamit Kumar Tomar wrote:

                                          Do you feel that too?

                                          No. Instant Messaging and email has degraded my grammar. I used to be very good with grammar when I was in high school. Now I think I am pretty bad.

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