
15 Jun
2006
15 Jun
'06
3:43 p.m.
David Abrahams
My proposal, which was first submitted in 2002, has never been given any serious consideration.
Well, at least N1912 throws you a bone: ,---- | N1691 may remain a preferable solution to N1893 because it does not | break existing code. `---- If there are fewer costs with your proposal, it's hard to see why the author used "may" here. Picture the MadLibs version of this sentence: __[noun]__ /may/ remain a preferable solution to __[noun]__ because it does not __[egregious action clause]__. -- Steven E. Harris