You can't write "we can determine whether x is big or little endian..."?
I can, but if it's part of a long paragraph discussing, er, endianness and various related issues, that can get really clumsy.
"endian" is one of those words that Just Isn't Right
Yeah, I'm kind of with you on that one.
A while ago I was writing a sentence which I couldn't complete (except in a very long and clunky manner) without using the word "unexpanded". I felt grubby for the rest of the afternoon. And I'm compelled to use host as a verb all the time :(
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Date: 2004-01-09 02:16 am (UTC)Despite it being sensible geek language, "endian" is one of those words that Just Isn't Right. To me, at least.
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Date: 2004-01-09 03:24 am (UTC)I can, but if it's part of a long paragraph discussing, er, endianness and various related issues, that can get really clumsy.
"endian" is one of those words that Just Isn't Right
Yeah, I'm kind of with you on that one.
A while ago I was writing a sentence which I couldn't complete (except in a very long and clunky manner) without using the word "unexpanded". I felt grubby for the rest of the afternoon. And I'm compelled to use host as a verb all the time :(
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Date: 2004-01-09 06:16 am (UTC)I'm compelled to use host as a verb all the time
You'd get on with my grandad - I bet you think there's no such verb as "to stretcher off" either.
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Date: 2004-01-09 06:59 am (UTC)