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Make Your Own DSL

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the send-me-some-while-you're-at-it dept.

Logic Bomb writes: "Robert Cringley's latest is a striking set of instructions on how to create your own DSL service, or even your own "socialist Internet Service Provider". A cookie goes to whomever manages to implement this first! :-D" Cringley is on a roll.

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  1. Re:Wh by Matrix · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I hate to tell you, but that's wrong. The page you referenced talked about who and whom, not whoever and whomever. In this case, it should be whoever. The sentence can be broken down as follows:

    Give it to him.
    He managed to implement this first.

    Since it's a combination of object/subject (him/he) it should be whoever. Whomever is for a combination object/object (him/him).

    You could say:

    A cookie goes to whomever you find that implements this first,

    because this turns into:

    A cookie goes to him.
    You found him.

  2. Re:Wh by samf · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I liked your link on Correctly using who/whom, but I quickly noticed that there was no similar help for then/than. So, the site not so good for the slashdot crowd after all.

  3. Re:Wh by abischof · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    I quickly noticed that there was no similar help for then/than

    Here're an explanation on the difference between then/than. Quick reference:
    • Then denotes time and sequence. ("Then, I washed my car...")
    • Than denotes comparison. ("My car is faster than yours.").
    --

    Alex Bischoff
    HTML/CSS coder for hire