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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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          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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                    phannon86
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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:


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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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                                      • 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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                                        PIEBALDconsult
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                                        Nor if without then.

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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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                                          soap brain
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                                          Shamit Kumar Tomar wrote:

                                          I have usually started writing in passive voice and reduced use of active voices.

                                          Why? The active voice is fantastic.

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