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RE: A wish, a plea
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Drew Adams |
Subject: |
RE: A wish, a plea |
Date: |
Sun, 24 Jun 2007 07:05:24 -0700 |
> > 2. I mentioned that a better solution (than bindings such as
> > `C-x C-c C-x') to the accidental exit problem is to use a
> > confirmation message for `save-buffers-kill-emacs'.
>
> It's not better just because you like it.
Nor did anyone claim that. I did not even claim in #2 that what I mentioned is
a better solution. #2 says that _I mentioned that_ a better solution is....
That is, #2 says that I claimed _previously_ that a better solution is....
No, of course my proposal is not better _because_ I like it. I gave reasons why
it is better. #2 is the summary, not the argument.
The point was that my proposals were pertinent to the discussion. Whether or
not #2 refers to the best proposal of its kind, and whether or not Juanma likes
it, are irrelevant to pointing out that the proposal was relevant to the
discussion.
> There are people who don't want to be asked, and also don't want
> to exit Emacs by accident.
Yes, of course there are. They can customize `confirm-kill-emacs'.
The default value of `confirm-kill-emacs' should be non-nil (I vote for
`y-or-n-p'), to help newbies (as well as some of us oldies) protect against
accidental loss of data (work). (Yes, that "should" is _IMO_. No, I don't claim
that Juanma agrees with me.)
> > (BTW, it's "number" of proposals, not "amount" of proposals.)
>
> Why? Who says so?
(It's only a parenthetic "BTW", FYI, FWIW.)
Why? Because proposals are countable.
Who says so? Current English usage, as always (there is no ruling English
Academy). Here are the top Google hits ("amount number grammar"). Carry on
further down the hit list if the top entries are not to your liking.
http://www.drgrammar.org/faqs/#5
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv129.shtml
http://www.grammar-monster.com/lessons/singular_lessons.htm
http://wwwnew.towson.edu/ows/exerciseamount.htm
http://wwwnew.towson.edu/ows/amount.htm
When English usage changes this grammar rule (in, say, 25, 50, 100, or 200
years), Google and I will reflect that ;-).
- Re: A wish, a plea, (continued)
- Re: A wish, a plea, Nic James Ferrier, 2007/06/22
- Re: A wish, a plea, Kim F. Storm, 2007/06/22
- Re: A wish, a plea, Nic James Ferrier, 2007/06/22
- Re: A wish, a plea, David House, 2007/06/22
- RE: A wish, a plea, Drew Adams, 2007/06/22
- Re: A wish, a plea, Johan Bockgård, 2007/06/23
- RE: A wish, a plea, Drew Adams, 2007/06/23
- Re: A wish, a plea, David Kastrup, 2007/06/23
- RE: A wish, a plea, Drew Adams, 2007/06/23
- Re: A wish, a plea, Juanma Barranquero, 2007/06/24
- RE: A wish, a plea,
Drew Adams <=
- Re: A wish, a plea, Juanma Barranquero, 2007/06/24
- Re: A wish, a plea, David Kastrup, 2007/06/24
- Re: A wish, a plea, Juri Linkov, 2007/06/25
- RE: A wish, a plea, Drew Adams, 2007/06/25
Re: A wish, a plea, Juanma Barranquero, 2007/06/22
Re: A wish, a plea, Glyn Millington, 2007/06/22
Re: A wish, a plea, Denis Bueno, 2007/06/22