On Sat, Jan 18, 2025, at 4:30 PM, Wiley Young wrote: > On Sat, Jan 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM Greg Wooledge wrote: > >> So, if a sentence is ambiguous, then your assertion that it "can't not > be read that way" must be false. > > I'm sorry you didn't get it on the first read through, Greg.
Ironic that someone who's spilled so much text about the importance of clear communication is now blaming a reader for misunderstanding an unclear sentence. > Just think of > how those professionals felt when they spun their wheels for hours over > some three odd words in the documentation, and then filed a bug report only > to get put down for their willingness to help out. It's unfortunate, but no one is obligated to agree with an assertion or accept a proposal just because it took a lot of time. That's the way this works, even though it doesn't feel nice sometimes. -- vq
