On Tue, Jun 10, 2003 at 10:57:20PM -0700, Neil Spring wrote: > Branden, > > Did you misunderstand Joel's suggestion to change from which > to that? Actually, yeah, I read it backwards. Oops. :) I think "Software that Just Works" has a better ring to it as well. > I think your second 'acceptable' (and the motto with > 'which') is discouraged usage, backed up by: > http://www.sfwriter.com/ow10.htm > http://emd.athabascau.ca/html/editors_guide_3.htm > http://bmj.com/advice/stylebook/tbook.shtml > http://www.stcwvc.org/galley/april/grammar.htm > http://www.cbc.ca/news/indepth/words/mayhem.html > http://142.206.72.66/1999/10_oct/0700-e.htm Well, I disgaree with all of these sources. > and that "nonstandard" is too generous; it is just wrong. I don't share that view in this case, but it isn't really important. -- G. Branden Robinson | Religion is regarded by the common Debian GNU/Linux | people as true, by the wise as branden@debian.org | false, and by the rulers as useful. http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | -- Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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