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   Message 243,104 of 243,242   
   Michael S to All   
   Re: Loops (was Re: do { quit; } else { }   
   31 Jan 26 18:26:19   
   
   From: already5chosen@yahoo.com   
      
   On Sat, 31 Jan 2026 03:53:09 +0000   
   Tristan Wibberley    
   wrote:   
      
   > On 28/01/2026 17:54, Tim Rentsch wrote:   
   > > Keith Thompson  writes:   
   > >   
   > >> Tim Rentsch  writes:   
   >   
   > >> In my opinion, keeping a function's definition and declarations   
   > >> consistent is absolutely worth it, even if the language might not   
   > >> require it.   
   > >   
   > > Without some sort of accompanying rationale, this unadorned   
   > > statement of opinion conveys no useful information.   
   >   
   > That's an ironically appropriate use of "this". If you'd said "that"   
   > it wouldn't have been true.   
   >   
   >   
      
   Care to elaborate for the benifit of non-native English readers?   
   Personally, in this particular context, I don't see how 'this' carries   
   different meaning from 'that'.   
      
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