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From: JAB <noway@nochance.com>
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Subject: Re: Even Epic Knows Their Client Sucks
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2025 10:53:54 +0100
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On 17/06/2025 19:05, Zaghadka wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Jun 2025 09:32:06 +0100, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, JAB
> wrote:
> 
>> Virgin also ended up backing down as I presume they realised that peeing
>> customers, current or future, off is not a good thing to do
> 
> Damn your split infinitive!
> 
In my experience Brits have a rather casual attitude towards the 'rules' 
of their own language. An example is when my father in-law was trying to 
learn English and a question came back to me of when to say 'the' vs. 
'thee'. My actually answer was whatever sounds right although I did look 
it up afterwards. Fewer vs. less I do know the technical difference but 
I go with the same rule of what sounds right, is right.

As for split infinitives, I once saw a comment in a code review that 
someone had used one in a comment. I mean seriously, what's that all about?