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I don't post this with any sarcasm or to draw any inferences about your intended meaning, but just to bring to your attention that the point you've now raised s

by noibl 14y ago

I don't post this with any sarcasm or to draw any inferences about your intended meaning, but just to bring to your attention that the point you've now raised struck me independently upon reading: > A successful programmer is not just a programmer, he is also a personal representative, a salesman and a contract negotiator.

lutusp 14y ago
Yes, fair enough -- in that case, I had to either choose a gender for one word or go with one of those malaprops like "they".
- stray 14y ago
  That wouldn't have been a malaprop. A malaprop is a misused word that sounds like the correct word.
  - lutusp 14y ago
    So it seems. I should perhaps have said "compromise word" or "PC word", alluding to the reason for the usage.