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From: Gavin Lambert (boost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2019-08-22 23:21:21


On 23/08/2019 00:48, degski wrote:
>> avoid - annoying - Windows users
>
> Better: ... avoid to annoy Windows users. English does have its pitfalls.
> Thanks for pointing that out.

That's not really better, since it's grammatically incorrect.

You could say "avoid being an annoyance to Windows users".

Or use a less ambiguous word "avoid upsetting Windows users". (Which
technically could still be read the wrong way, but I don't think anyone
would read it that way.)


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