Re: Even Epic Knows Their Client Sucks

On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 10:53:54 +0100, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, JAB
wrote:

On 17/06/2025 19:05, Zaghadka wrote:

On Tue, 17 Jun 2025 09:32:06 +0100, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, JAB
wrote:
 

Virgin also ended up backing down as I presume they realised that peeing
customers, current or future, off is not a good thing to do

 
Damn your split infinitive!
 

In my experience Brits have a rather casual attitude towards the 'rules'
of their own language. An example is when my father in-law was trying to
learn English and a question came back to me of when to say 'the' vs.
'thee'. My actually answer was whatever sounds right although I did look
it up afterwards. Fewer vs. less I do know the technical difference but
I go with the same rule of what sounds right, is right.
>
As for split infinitives, I once saw a comment in a code review that
someone had used one in a comment. I mean seriously, what's that all about?

That one was a doozy. It had "customers, current or future," sandwiched
in between so I didn't even know why the word "off" was there, until a
few seconds thought later.

To boldly go...

--
Zag

What's the point of growing up
if you can't be childish sometimes? ...Terrance Dicks, BBC