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Re: To non-native English writers: expunging the solecism "This allows t
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Rostislav Svoboda |
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Re: To non-native English writers: expunging the solecism "This allows to do something." |
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Tue, 26 Jan 2016 11:55:30 +0100 |
> > For Slavic language natives like me and Marcin, constructions like
> > "This allows to do something" work perfectly well.
> > Sorry guys :)
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> Don't take a sloppy attitude towards work on Emacs.
> We all make mistakes, but we must at least try to avoid them.
It has nothing to do with sloppiness.
It's just like English has some quirks. Your part of this planet find
them important, mine does not.
It's like accusing English natives of being sloppy because they don't
add the -es ending when saying 'two fish'.
:)
Guys, can you get your head around it?