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   Alexander Koryagin to Mortar M.   
   Strange a bit   
   25 Nov 24 11:08:56   
   
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   Hi, Mortar M.!   
   I read your message from 25.11.2024 03:49   
      
    AH>> It remains to me only to wonder about the English language   
    AH>> evolution.   
      
   Ouch - I've never seen this AH answer.   
      
    MM> If social media's any indication, I'd say it's more like   
    MM> devolving.  What's really weird is reading posts from   
    MM> programmers--a skill where  precision is essential--who seem   
    MM> unable to write a sentence without  committing spelling,   
    MM> punctuation or other grammatical error, often all  at once.   
      
      
   I still often forget to put ";" typing my C++ texts. Thanks to the compiler   
   which checks it. ;-)   
      
   Bye, Mortar!   
   Alexander Koryagin   
   english_tutor 2024   
      
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