a detail you probably didn't know: nowhere in any #curl documentation do we use the word "very".
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I can tell you that this bites me just about every time I write more than two sentences. Then I go back, edit and push a fixup commit and hope that I learned something. Again.
@bagder that's very often
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@shaman007 it is too simple. There is almost always a better way to phrase the same thing without it. very happy = excited, very glad = thrilled, very hungry = starving, etc. So the use of "very" is a sign that it can be said better.
@bagder @shaman007 I would add to that point by saying that in technical writing, it's usually better to use adjectives to add information, rather than just adding emphasis. For me, the only information that "very" adds to a phrase like "WizWoz is very fast" is "Wow, it sure sounds like they really want me to believe that WizWoz is fast."
I'm going to be more skeptical than if the "very" hadn't been there! If WizWoz really were fast, they wouldn't need to throw in adjectives to persuade me.
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@bagder @shaman007 I would add to that point by saying that in technical writing, it's usually better to use adjectives to add information, rather than just adding emphasis. For me, the only information that "very" adds to a phrase like "WizWoz is very fast" is "Wow, it sure sounds like they really want me to believe that WizWoz is fast."
I'm going to be more skeptical than if the "very" hadn't been there! If WizWoz really were fast, they wouldn't need to throw in adjectives to persuade me.
@lindsey @shaman007 indeed a good point!
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a detail you probably didn't know: nowhere in any #curl documentation do we use the word "very". It is a banned word enforced by a CI check. This rule encourages us to rewrite and instead use more appropriate words. Makes us write better English.
@bagder we did a similar sort of cleanup (not a CI check tho) in @bridgetown a while back removing the word "just". Nobody can "just" run this command or "just" install that plugin any more.
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@bagder I'm very glad you have such high standards!
@geerlingguy
I am thorougly pleased as well. Very thoroughly.
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@bagder I also block "just" this way, and "easy"
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a detail you probably didn't know: nowhere in any #curl documentation do we use the word "very". It is a banned word enforced by a CI check. This rule encourages us to rewrite and instead use more appropriate words. Makes us write better English.
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a detail you probably didn't know: nowhere in any #curl documentation do we use the word "very". It is a banned word enforced by a CI check. This rule encourages us to rewrite and instead use more appropriate words. Makes us write better English.
@bagder yes, I remember that meme from a few years ago. It's the kind of stuff techbros would do to feel superior. Do you also try to say "thank you" instead of "sorry"?
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a detail you probably didn't know: nowhere in any #curl documentation do we use the word "very". It is a banned word enforced by a CI check. This rule encourages us to rewrite and instead use more appropriate words. Makes us write better English.
@bagder very interesting
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@bagder curl transfers are much secure
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a detail you probably didn't know: nowhere in any #curl documentation do we use the word "very". It is a banned word enforced by a CI check. This rule encourages us to rewrite and instead use more appropriate words. Makes us write better English.
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a detail you probably didn't know: nowhere in any #curl documentation do we use the word "very". It is a banned word enforced by a CI check. This rule encourages us to rewrite and instead use more appropriate words. Makes us write better English.
@bagder is there a tool you’re using for this? I didn’t see it mentioned in the replies. I remember using something called Alex to do this in the past.
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a detail you probably didn't know: nowhere in any #curl documentation do we use the word "very". It is a banned word enforced by a CI check. This rule encourages us to rewrite and instead use more appropriate words. Makes us write better English.
@bagder "just" / "simply"
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a detail you probably didn't know: nowhere in any #curl documentation do we use the word "very". It is a banned word enforced by a CI check. This rule encourages us to rewrite and instead use more appropriate words. Makes us write better English.
@bagder I agree, but I also say to myself "very very verbose" when typing this command:
$ ssh -vvv
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a detail you probably didn't know: nowhere in any #curl documentation do we use the word "very". It is a banned word enforced by a CI check. This rule encourages us to rewrite and instead use more appropriate words. Makes us write better English.
@bagder don't lie, I know your CI replaces “very” with “plus-”, which I find plusgood
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@shaman007 it is too simple. There is almost always a better way to phrase the same thing without it. very happy = excited, very glad = thrilled, very hungry = starving, etc. So the use of "very" is a sign that it can be said better.
@bagder @shaman007 so no very excited
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Full list is here in case anyone else is curious like I was:
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a detail you probably didn't know: nowhere in any #curl documentation do we use the word "very". It is a banned word enforced by a CI check. This rule encourages us to rewrite and instead use more appropriate words. Makes us write better English.
@bagder That is very interesting. But I wonder if it's very necessary?
