Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!de-l.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder1.enfer-du-nord.net!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "osmium" Newsgroups: comp.lang.c Subject: Re: things i would ban from clc Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:36:01 -0600 Lines: 16 Message-ID: <9s751iFrhtU1@mid.individual.net> References: X-Trace: individual.net YcH4T4mUMgQwJovRehiMCwa+YEKFk0b8xknccKFEbdeyBfFF3F Cancel-Lock: sha1:kA+QOx6uikE0s8Skhya6MhzeSuk= X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Response X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.c:18604 "Don Y" wrote: > I prepare a lot of formal documentation for my projects. > I'll have an "English major" check my grammar, spelling, > etc. But, I'd never trust any of them to *write* (or > rewrite) the documents -- even if they were as knowledgeable > about the material as I! E.g., they might not appreciate > the choice and role of analogies used in the descriptions. > Or, might write a "text book" that no one is inclined to > *read*! I assumed twos' complement was mentioned because of the way it was spelled. Who knows? And does anyone *really* care?