Re: We Want Quality

> From php-dev-return-22846-rodgers=nlm.nih.gov@lists.php.net Thu Jun 29> Subject: Re: > [PHP-DEV] We Want Quality > > > > Please keep an open mind. These are general guidelines. > > > > I am; Your strict instructions were the ones who seemed not to leave any > > room for an open mind (they pretty sound like army-style orders, to be > > honest :). > > "Omit needless word!" cried Professor Will Strunk. The > so-called Little Book (The Elements of Style) gives useful > guidelines for writing. I'm impressed that Strunk & White has made an impact in Germany 8^) Indeed, I have to back up Sasha on this point -- his English is exceptionally consise and clear, especially for someone for whom it is probably a second (if not n-th) language! Simple declarative language should not be mistaken for orders... Cheerio, Rick Rodgers