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Fun fact: English isn't my native language and I learned programming before becoming fluent in English. I believed for a long time that 'else' was just a shorte
by apricot 6y ago
Fun fact: English isn't my native language and I learned programming before becoming fluent in English. I believed for a long time that 'else' was just a shorter alternative for 'otherwise'. I used to say things like "I'll have apple juice if you've got some, else I'll have orange juice."
- fernly 6y agoThat's valid, if slightly odd, English. More commonly it would be "or else I'll have the OJ".
- dragonwriter 6y ago> I believed for a long time that 'else' was just a shorter alternative for 'otherwise'. It has other uses, but it is that (that is, “or else” is exactly that, and, among other uses, “else” by itself is an accepted short form of “or else”.)
- howLongHowLong 6y agoThis is a totally correct usage, it just makes you sound like a romantic poet or a 19th century orator.