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What is the alternative meaning? To be, the comma changes nothing. It's unambiguous either way.
by kspacewalk2 7y ago
What is the alternative meaning? To be, the comma changes nothing. It's unambiguous either way.
- ummonk 7y agoIt can also be read as "avoid (rewriting a legacy system from scratch by strangling it)"
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- tashi 7y agoBaby Hercules, avoid getting eaten by that serpent by strangling it. vs. The next time you catch one, Lennie, avoid killing a mouse by strangling it. ... Do you strangle it to avoid it, or do you avoid strangling it? The age-old question.