[squeak-dev] The Trunk: Kernel-cmm.757.mcz
tim Rowledge
tim at rowledge.org
Sat May 4 18:03:56 UTC 2013
On 04-05-2013, at 1:28 AM, Frank Shearar <frank.shearar at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 4 May 2013 08:34, Colin Putney <colin at wiresong.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 10:17 AM, Chris Muller <asqueaker at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> "hence" is equally meaningful as "fromNow", but more old-world
>>> sounding. I think "ago" and "fromNow" are more compatible with each
>>> other in terms of modern language use.
>>
>>
>> No!
>>
>> "Hence" is the proper the proper and perfectly cromulent antonym for "ago."
>> The fact that many people use circumlocutions to compensate for a deficient
>> vocabulary does not mitigate this truth.
>
> Eschew obfuscation! Espouse elucidation!
It is perpetually important to elude a descent into otiose prolixity, or to propose an alternative, obviate pleonastic excess.
tim
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Oxymorons: Almost exactly
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