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I take issue with the word unless. "Un" means opposite and "Less" means, well less, so unless means more. So `unless` should just be a straight alias for `if`.
by quickthrower2 4y ago
I take issue with the word unless. "Un" means opposite and "Less" means, well less, so unless means more. So `unless` should just be a straight alias for `if`.
- xcambar 4y agoSure. Except for every single existing use case of the word.
- _moof 4y agoThe "un" in unless isn't the negating prefix "un-"; it's the word "on" with a change of vowel. The etymology is "on less[er condition than]," e.g., "Abort the launch on less than the rocket is deemed safe to fly."
- layer8 4y agoYou're missing that less is more. ;)