“I suppose you could switch grammars once you've seen 'use strict subs.”
Larry Wall (1954) American computer programmer and author, creator of Perl
[199804140117.SAA02006@wall.org, 1998]
Usenet postings, 1998
“Those that will combat use and custom by the strict rules of grammar do but jest.”
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