Re: words (and commands) that I learnt because of Branden (was: preferred /proc//xxx style?)

hbezemer
2022-12-10T08:01:45Z

This thread made my morning and I fully agree: Love to read the elaborate delicately humourful e-mails.
In Dutch there's a saying: Schrijvers zijn blijvers, which can be loosy translated as: Who writes, will be remembered. True in this case.

Regards,

Hans
John Gardner <gardnerjohng@gmail.com> wrote:

> >
> > Your emails are the reason I know and often use dict(1). Lol.
>
>
> Branden's e-mails are the reason I consult the Oxford English dictionary
> far more often than I'm comfortable admitting. Either I'm learning obscure
> words I know I'll never remember when I need them,[1] <#snarky-footnote-1>
> or I'm asking myself *"wait, what does *X* mean, again…?"*, chiefly because
> I don't read enough (non-technical) literature. :-(
>
> And even when he *isn't* filling my notes file I use to horde definitions
> of fancy-sounding words I probably won't ever use, I'm always admiring how
> he manages to balance cheeky humour with informative, expressive writing
> that brings the Camel Book's writing style to mind (seriously, when
> discussing dry topics like typesetting and Unix orthography, a sense of
> humour makes digestion *so* much easier).
>
> Also, "*vituperator*" still reigns as my favourite Brandenism[2]
> <#if-you-can-read-this-gmail-forgot-to-sanitise-my-fragment-identifier> to
> date.
>
> [1] Or awkwardly pigeonhole them into discussions when I do.
> [2] An unintentional extension to a reader's vocabulary, often when you
> least expect it.
> [3] There's no third footnote, I just wanted to point out how infectious
> Branden's writing style is.
>
>
> On Sat, 10 Dec 2022 at 09:10, Deri <deri@chuzzlewit.myzen.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > On Friday, 9 December 2022 21:09:57 GMT Alejandro Colomar wrote:
> > > $ dict deriliction
> > > No definitions found for "deriliction", perhaps you mean:
> > > gcide: Dereliction
> > > wn: dereliction
> > > moby-thesaurus: dereliction
> > >
> > > And yes, dereliction has a definition compatible with your use.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > Alex
> >
> >
> > If deriliction was a word I think it would be unsavoury. :-)
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Deri
> >
> >
> >
> >