On Fri, Apr 06, 2012 at 08:54:47PM +0100, Lisi wrote: > On Friday 06 April 2012 20:34:28 Chris Bannister wrote: > > On Wed, Apr 04, 2012 at 11:38:29AM +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote: > > > On 04/04/12 07:46, Lisi wrote: > > > > On Tuesday 03 April 2012 22:35:00 Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > > >> Note that apt-get *installs* recommended packages by default since > > > >> Lenny and starting with Squeeze is the preferred program to > > > >> perform system installation and major system upgrades. > > > > > > > > Note that apt-get *has installed* recommended packages etc. surely? > > > > > > "since" makes that redundant. > > > One of the keys to "plain English" is brevity. ;-) > > > > http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=4904#comment-303296 > > That is about spelling, not grammar. Since requires the perfect tense. It is
It was supposed to be a joke. :( I didn't snip severly enough. Scott Ferguson wrote: One of the keys to "plain English" is brevity. ;-) Chris Bannister should have written: Not too brief or: http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=4904#comment-303296 -- "Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet." -- Napoleon Bonaparte -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120406224337.GB24134@tal
