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I just pretend there are multiple concrete implementations of the written English syntax. I then have a substitution macro I run automatically in my mind when
by hermannj314 14y ago
I just pretend there are multiple concrete implementations of the written English syntax. I then have a substitution macro I run automatically in my mind when I encounter a grammar rule that is inconsistent with my own implementation. I almost always end up being able to understand the intent of the writer.
Some minds are like the compiler that shouts, "I know you meant a semi-colon, but you didn't type a semi-colon so I'm just going to complain" and some minds are more forgiving and say "Let me just put a semi-colon here for you, no worries." :-)
- bambax 14y agoYou're a wise man! ;-) I wouldn't have said anything if this was from a blog, but it surprised me coming from Forbes. It appears they simply publish email interviews without so much as reading them...?
- coldtea 14y agoYou're overestimating Forbes. Don't know about them to be frank, but I've seen major newspapers and magazines go from 10-20 copy editors down to 2-3. That's due to the news industry crisis, and also due to the switch to the internet -- for one, 24/7 pushing of new articles tends to lower the overall quality compared to the daily/weekly/monthly magazine editions of the past, and second, the publishers don't seem to care as much to have copy editors available (well, the lower margins on the net also play their role).
- wyclif 14y agoOne should note that this is actually not a case of syntax, and it's not pedantic to point it out. It's incorrect punctuation, and Forbes should have caught it. There's no way I would have let that go if I were an editor there.