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Re: prefix trick = bad idea

• From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: prefix trick = bad idea
• Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1999 01:04:00 -0500
• Organization: Microsoft Corporation
• References: <[email protected]> <[email protected]>

> Personally, I like it.  Two words is certainly more concise than three and
> thus - to my thinking - more elegant.  Since Klingon word order is rather
> rigid, I like having options for variety.  De gustibus non disputandum.


The real reason for disliking it is because it's an obvious cover-up for
sloppy grammar.  Sometimes those fixes are cute.  This one isn't.


SuStel
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