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> On Tue, 5 Nov 2002, Rusty Russell wrote:
> > No. I don't think that my original version wasn't clear, nor do I
> > have time to negate every suggestion, no matter how well meaning or
> > not, even if I had no better things to do, which does not seem likely,
> > does it not?
>
> Please don't take this personally, but you just used another double
> negative in your response.
Did I? Not that I'm not sorry, but I just didn't realize my lack of
clarity was causing confusion. I shall take your words to heart.
> Now you may think that way, and talk that way, but a lot of people
> who use Linux are not native speakers of English, and from
> experience I suggest that the complex gramatical constructs in all
> the help stuff should be avoided.
I'd never have thought of that myself, but you're right. Even among
our peers on this mailing list, for example, the nuances of English
sometimes go astray.
I will try to ensure my writing is straigtforward and impossible to
misunderstand.
> Eschew obfuscation.
Sorry, I don't understand?
But thankyou for your insight!
Rusty.
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