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Sure: > Not enough people know this, but when you say "etc" out loud in reference to the directory, I suppose it should sound like "etsy". The passive voice,

Sure: > Not enough people know this, but when you say "etc" out loud in reference to the directory, I suppose it should sound like "etsy". The passive voice, combined with the opening phrase, gives the false appearance that the subject is the pronunciation of ‘/etc’, when the true subject is you. I put it the way I did because it is a good exercise and because I didn't want it to seem impetuous.

IvyMike 13y ago
That changes the meaning quite a bit--in the original, the word "suppose" was used in the sense of an obligation; in the new sentence, the word "suppose" is used to mean "a guess". If you're saying that I was being passive aggressive, that's my bad, because I was aiming for over-the-top bravado and didn't go big enough for it to be funny, I guess. http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/1995-06-24/ http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/1995-06-24/