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From: Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-deja.com>
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Subject: Re: Three simple questions
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 00:43:32 GMT
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In article <E$AxXKqRbPwQ@eisner.decus.org>,
  Kilgallen@eisner.decus.org.nospam (Larry Kilgallen) wrote:
> In article <wcc8zro93vg.fsf@world.std.com>, Robert A Duff
<bobduff@world.std.com> writes:
>
> > I find myself going to some trouble to avoid starting a
sentence with a
> > case-senstive name -- "The 'gcc' command compiles Ada
programs.", rather
> > than "'gcc' compiles Ada programs.", which is ugly, or
"'Gcc' compiles
> > Ada programs.", which is wrong.
>
> Isn't it only wrong on case-sensitive operating systems ?

Assuming there was no missing smiley here and that Larry
was serious (which may be a silly assumption), I will say
that I know exactly what Bob means, and I do the same
myself. It is analogous to knowing that the following
sentence is malformed.

E.e. cummings was one of the last centuries most brilliant
poets.

Please no followups on whether you agree with the sentiment :-)


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