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since this thread is about languages and geekstuff this pun might appeal to some here:
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 Originally Posted By: TheFallibleFiend
I can say that learning programming languages has help my English...


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 Originally Posted By: TheFallibleFiend
I can say that learning programming languages has help my English...


That should be "I can't say ..."

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 Originally Posted By: TheFallibleFiend
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 Originally Posted By: TheFallibleFiend
I can say that learning programming languages has help my English...


That should be "I can't say ..."


There's no past tense in computer languages.

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There's no past tense in computer languages.

There is no tense in them either. Nor aspect.


Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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Ah yes, drag and drop (“dragon drop”). Fortunately it can often be done with no highlighting by the user necessary, as when moving an icon or a bookmark. When it comes to copy and paste and cut and paste, I sometimes spend more time time trying to highlight a short multi-line passage of text than it would have taken to type it out, it seems. See? GUIs spoil us, and may make quibblers of us all.

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