Re: [OT] Generally... [Was: Automatic strings without malloc]

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Jeremy Brubaker <jbrubake@orionarts.invalid> writes:
> On 2021-11-17, Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Depending on the context, "generally" can mean either "usually" or
>> "always".  I've found that people generally interpret it in the most
>> inconvenient way possible.
>
> So, do you mean that people *usually* interpret it in the most 
> inconvenient way possible or that people *always* interpret it in the 
> most inconvenient way possible?

Yes.

> I find that generally people can be very imprecise with their language.

Yes.

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Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com
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Automatic strings without malloc pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2021-11-17 11:36 +0100
  Re: Automatic strings without malloc pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2021-11-17 11:38 +0100
  Re: Automatic strings without malloc Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2021-11-17 03:00 -0800
  Re: Automatic strings without malloc David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-11-17 12:04 +0100
    Re: Automatic strings without malloc Manfred <noname@add.invalid> - 2021-11-17 18:19 +0100
      Re: Automatic strings without malloc David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-11-17 20:34 +0100
    Re: Automatic strings without malloc pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2021-11-18 10:07 +0100
  Re: Automatic strings without malloc Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2021-11-17 05:11 -0800
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  Re: Automatic strings without malloc scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2021-11-17 15:34 +0000
    Re: Automatic strings without malloc Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2021-11-17 07:36 -0800
      Re: Automatic strings without malloc David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-11-17 16:56 +0100
        Re: Automatic strings without malloc scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2021-11-17 18:21 +0000
          Re: Automatic strings without malloc David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-11-17 20:37 +0100
            Re: Automatic strings without malloc scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2021-11-17 21:35 +0000
              Re: Automatic strings without malloc Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2021-11-19 05:38 -0800
                Re: Automatic strings without malloc Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2021-11-19 07:13 -0800
            Re: Automatic strings without malloc William Ahern <william@25thandClement.com> - 2021-11-17 20:46 -0800
              Re: Automatic strings without malloc David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-11-18 10:50 +0100
                Re: Automatic strings without malloc Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2021-11-18 03:56 -0800
                Re: Automatic strings without malloc Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2021-11-18 05:54 -0800
                Re: Automatic strings without malloc Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2021-11-18 16:38 +0000
                Re: Automatic strings without malloc Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2021-11-18 10:52 -0800
                Re: Automatic strings without malloc Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2021-11-18 11:27 -0800
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                Re: Automatic strings without malloc David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-11-18 16:05 +0100
        Re: Automatic strings without malloc Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2021-11-17 11:22 -0800
          Re: Automatic strings without malloc David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-11-17 20:39 +0100
            Re: Automatic strings without malloc Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2021-11-17 15:18 -0800
              [OT] Generally... [Was: Automatic strings without malloc] Jeremy Brubaker <jbrubake@orionarts.invalid> - 2021-11-18 17:46 +0000
                Re: [OT] Generally... [Was: Automatic strings without malloc] Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2021-11-18 11:21 -0800
  Re: Automatic strings without malloc Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2021-11-17 11:14 -0800
    Re: Automatic strings without malloc pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2021-11-18 10:08 +0100
  Re: Automatic strings without malloc Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2021-11-18 12:25 -0800
    Re: Automatic strings without malloc David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-11-18 23:19 +0100
      Re: Automatic strings without malloc Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2021-11-18 17:22 -0800
        Re: Automatic strings without malloc Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2021-11-19 01:46 -0800
          Re: Automatic strings without malloc David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-11-19 17:29 +0100
        Re: Automatic strings without malloc David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-11-19 17:26 +0100
          Re: Automatic strings without malloc Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2021-11-19 09:00 -0800
            Re: Automatic strings without malloc David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-11-19 18:25 +0100
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            Re: Automatic strings without malloc Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2021-11-19 13:44 -0800
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