'Bad Verb': A bad user interface in action
By M. E. Kabay
AHA! Linguistics meets computers!
Well, not quite, but it's still a great read.
From Network World, 2008/07/22. Enjoy!
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by Stargzer » Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:34 am
So, I'm perusing the morning's EMail and this headline in a newsletter catches my eye:
AHA! Linguistics meets computers!
Well, not quite, but it's still a great read.
From Network World, 2008/07/22. Enjoy!
AHA! Linguistics meets computers!
Well, not quite, but it's still a great read.
From Network World, 2008/07/22. Enjoy!
Regards//Larry
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by Slava » Sat Jun 19, 2010 9:19 pm
Aye, this an odd one. "Bad Verb"? When there's no verb there?
Then again, how about bad subject/verb agreement?
Then again, how about bad subject/verb agreement?
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Shouldn't that "are" be "is"?[/url]
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