http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/2007/06/automated-grammar/ A blog about spelling, punctuation and grammar Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:12:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/2007/06/automated-grammar/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Tom Tue, 26 Jun 2007 15:24:00 +0000 http://65.38.103.143/~grammarb/blog/?p=17#comment-24 Dev-chat. Sigh. I need to post something about typography ASAP. :P Dev-chat. Sigh. I need to post something about typography ASAP.

]]> http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/2007/06/automated-grammar/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Dave Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:38:00 +0000 http://65.38.103.143/~grammarb/blog/?p=17#comment-23 Some developers actually enjoy finding elegant solutions to stylistic problems. <br/>I've worked on multi-lingual applications in the past which require much greater attention to detail than simple pluralisations. <br/>Here's an example:<br/>http://www.thinkvitamin.com/features/webapps/give-your-web-app-international-appeal-part-ii<br/><br/>Changing 'comment' to 'comments' or adding the 'st','nd','rd' or 'th' to '1st', '2nd', '3rd', '4th' etc. is GCSE computer studies stuff (I hope). Some developers actually enjoy finding elegant solutions to stylistic problems. I’ve worked on multi-lingual applications in the past which require much greater attention to detail than simple pluralisations. Here’s an example:http://www.thinkvitamin.com/features/webapps/give-your-web-app-international-appeal-part-iiChanging ‘comment’ to ‘comments’ or adding the ‘st’,'nd’,'rd’ or ‘th’ to ’1st’, ’2nd’, ’3rd’, ’4th’ etc. is GCSE computer studies stuff (I hope).

]]> http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/2007/06/automated-grammar/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Gez Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:21:00 +0000 http://65.38.103.143/~grammarb/blog/?p=17#comment-22 Was it a "chat" or an "argument"? Was it a “chat” or an “argument”?

]]> http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/2007/06/automated-grammar/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Fighters Only Mag Editor Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:32:00 +0000 http://65.38.103.143/~grammarb/blog/?p=17#comment-21 From a neurotic programmer's point of view - and when I say neurotic I mean I have a borderline case of OCD - I can't stand it when indolent code jockeys don't take the trouble to write that extra line or two of code that ensures perfection. I don't care what their primary language is, there's no excuse for shoddy workmanship! From a neurotic programmer’s point of view – and when I say neurotic I mean I have a borderline case of OCD – I can’t stand it when indolent code jockeys don’t take the trouble to write that extra line or two of code that ensures perfection. I don’t care what their primary language is, there’s no excuse for shoddy workmanship!

]]> http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/2007/06/automated-grammar/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Paul Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:06:00 +0000 http://65.38.103.143/~grammarb/blog/?p=17#comment-20 Generally, Thomas, I agree; elegant code beats stylistic benefit. I am a developer, after all. That said, there are some "unforgivable" developmental "traits", as it were. The comment/comments vibe is one of those.<br/><br/>(Tom and I had a chat about the previous incarnation of this comment. The semicolon won.) Generally, Thomas, I agree; elegant code beats stylistic benefit. I am a developer, after all. That said, there are some “unforgivable” developmental “traits”, as it were. The comment/comments vibe is one of those.(Tom and I had a chat about the previous incarnation of this comment. The semicolon won.)

]]> http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/2007/06/automated-grammar/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Tom Tue, 26 Jun 2007 07:54:00 +0000 http://65.38.103.143/~grammarb/blog/?p=17#comment-19 From my experience, developers (application programmers, 'technologists' etc etc) are actually very sound when it comes to grammar. Their logical nature makes their written English pretty damn good. <br/><br/>I think the problem with things like "1 comments" is that developers also favour solutions which are logically elegant <i>above all else</i>, which means that writing extra code for the sake of stylistic benefit (eg "1 comment") can sometimes make them twitchy. From my experience, developers (application programmers, ‘technologists’ etc etc) are actually very sound when it comes to grammar. Their logical nature makes their written English pretty damn good. I think the problem with things like “1 comments” is that developers also favour solutions which are logically elegant above all else, which means that writing extra code for the sake of stylistic benefit (eg “1 comment”) can sometimes make them twitchy.

]]> http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/2007/06/automated-grammar/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Gez Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:35:00 +0000 http://65.38.103.143/~grammarb/blog/?p=17#comment-17 I just added this comment to prove my point. I just added this comment to prove my point.

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