Nikolai Weibull wrote: > daz wrote: > > > Yes. The second is the show-stopper: > ^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > I wonder what the English language will become after a couple decades > more of misuse by computer scientists... > I'm not sure if you're requesting an apology or an excuse or both or neither ;) If it helps, I'm not a CS and, being English, I abuse the language regularly. > > It's saddening, isn't it?, > nikolai > It would be if the intended meaning couldn't be inferred from the context. daz