On Sun, Jan 28, 2007 at 10:43:44AM -0500, Hal Vaughan wrote: > On Sunday 28 January 2007 06:43, Chris Bannister wrote: > > On Sat, Jan 27, 2007 at 12:18:09AM -0500, Hal Vaughan wrote: > > > Now that's just mean. See my earlier response about rudeness being > > > a weak man's imitation of strength. You've made good points in > > > your other posts on this thread, but there is no reason to be that > > > mean to a frustrated user. It just pours fuel on the fire and > > > justifies those who say that Linux people are more concerned about > > > acting superior because they think they're smart than in helping > > > others. > > > > Shouldn't that be: > > > > "... Linux people are more concerned about acting superior than > > helping others because they think they're smart." :-) > > In the phrase "they think they're" you've got a problem. The > word "they" is used twice and it's not clear whether it refers > to "Linux people" or "others". I used to teach English, but that was > over a decade ago, so I can't remember, but I think it would be > expressed as a pronoun without a clear antecedent.
Ahhhh, of course. Good catch. -- Chris. ====== " ... the official version cannot be abandoned because the implication of rejecting it is far too disturbing: that we are subject to a government conspiracy of `X-Files' proportions and insidiousness." Letter to the LA Times Magazine, September 18, 2005. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
