Re: "Shared" procedure division code


On 3-Aug-2005, docdwarf@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

> >Still, a suggestion that adding "I believe" to a "is stupid" clause should be
> >accompanied by a statement of purpose - what benefit is gained.
>
> That depends on who is evaluating the benefit, Mr Brazee; some might say
> that more precise speech is, in and of it'sself, a benefit.

Precision isn't measured by the number of words being passed - it's measured by
how effectively the data gets understood. Extra words do not make something
precise unless more information was added. My argument is that no more
information was added.
.

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