Re: Alternative to ~= for inequality?

[William Sumner <prestonsumner@...>]

On Feb 11, 2013, at 7:14 AM, Michael Richter <ttmrichter@gmail.com> wrote:

Allow me to summarize this "debate" so we cease speaking in endless circles: "The way I learnt things is self-evidently superior for logical reasons that are so OBVIOUS that I can't explain them."

There.  We've just cut through about 99.44% of language debates.

In my opinion, the discussion was mostly benign and fair. I think it's a little inaccurate to portray it as a "bikeshedding" debate, as if syntax is a solved problem and any discussion of it is off-limits.

Preston