Yes it is clear that the control flow construct was invented in this form, and that programming languages evolved. It’s still true that this use of “else” paral

Yes it is clear that the control flow construct was invented in this form, and that programming languages evolved. It’s still true that this use of “else” paralleled use of “else” in English, and that it’s appearance in programming languages, while interesting, is not a “mystery” or a misuse of language that was “invented” by German programmers.