Re: Debian, Iceweasle, Firefox!
On Sun, Jan 28, 2007 at 10:43:44AM -0500, Hal Vaughan wrote:
> On Sunday 28 January 2007 06:43, Chris Bannister wrote:
> > On Sat, Jan 27, 2007 at 12:18:09AM -0500, Hal Vaughan wrote:
> > > Now that's just mean. See my earlier response about rudeness being
> > > a weak man's imitation of strength. You've made good points in
> > > your other posts on this thread, but there is no reason to be that
> > > mean to a frustrated user. It just pours fuel on the fire and
> > > justifies those who say that Linux people are more concerned about
> > > acting superior because they think they're smart than in helping
> > > others.
> >
> > Shouldn't that be:
> >
> > "... Linux people are more concerned about acting superior than
> > helping others because they think they're smart." :-)
>
> In the phrase "they think they're" you've got a problem. The
> word "they" is used twice and it's not clear whether it refers
> to "Linux people" or "others". I used to teach English, but that was
> over a decade ago, so I can't remember, but I think it would be
> expressed as a pronoun without a clear antecedent.
Ahhhh, of course. Good catch.
--
Chris.
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rejecting it is far too disturbing: that we are subject to a government
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