On 16/08/2021, Jason McIntyre <j...@kerhand.co.uk> wrote: > hi. > > when i wrote my mail, i failed to understand that "overrides earlier" > was really just another way of saying "mutually exclusive". i don;t find > it as clear, and i don;t hugely like it, but i guess it's just my > preference. > > i also dislike the sentence structure of "Overrides earlier -f." > although it's understandable, it reads like there's a word or phrase > missing. Overrides earlier instances of -f. Overrides previous -f > options. > > i just find it clearer when we just say -x and -y are mutually exclusive. > > jmc
Not a fan of telegram style so. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telegram_style https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headline#Headlinese https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipsis_(linguistics) I take no position on the matter before this cal(1) cleanup court, but I contend that clipped sentences can be clearly cromulent. Cleverly copacetic, even. 'Cool. Ian
