It’s time for my annual rant on the overuse of the phrase “sort of” on NPR. Dear Smart People being sort of- interviewed on NPR, You’re annoying me with your sort of- overuse of “sort of”. I know I’ve said it sort of- before, but it’s time for you to make a sort of choice aboutContinue reading “Sort of…”
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Computer Programmer’s Perspective on The Oxford Comma
In English language punctuation, a serial comma or series comma (also called Oxford comma and Harvard comma) is a comma placed immediately before the coordinating conjunction (usually and, or, or nor) in a series of three or more terms. In programming, the way we group things profoundly affects what a program communicates to the computer. InContinue reading “Computer Programmer’s Perspective on The Oxford Comma”
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