> > > 6. The oil, water temperature, and alternator
warning lights
> > . would all be replaced by a single
> > > "This Car Has Performed An Illegal
Operation" warning light.
> >
> > " Ken Thompson has an automobile which he
helped design. Unlike most
> > automobiles, it has neither speedometer, nor gas
gauge, nor any of the
> > numerous idiot lights which plague the modern
driver. Rather, if the
> > driver makes any mistake, a giant "?"
lights up in the center of the
> > dashboard. "The experienced driver", he
says, "will usually know
> > what's wrong." "
> >
>
On Mon, 29 Jan 2007, Nico de Jong wrote:
> The really experienced driver, doesn't even need the
question mark !
Ah, but a good language writer assumes lots of user errors.
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