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minus-squarerimjob_rainer@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up37·edit-29 months agoWhy not just ifnot? Same count of characters but an o instead of a possibly problematic single quote.
minus-squareOokami38@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up18·9 months agoI think it’s just capitalizing on a trend to add n’t to otherwise noy contractions, to make them into contractions. Contractionn’ts, if you will
minus-squareKmlSlmk64@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·9 months agoIf someone really wanted to add it, probably the best would be to use unless
minus-squareJoshuaEN@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·9 months agoI really liked having unless in Ruby; a ! can be easy to miss, while unless made it clear without needing to write out != true.
minus-squareHexAndSquare@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months agoIt’s also cool when you do unless(!condition). I particularly like this.
Why not just ifnot? Same count of characters but an o instead of a possibly problematic single quote.
I think it’s just capitalizing on a trend to add n’t to otherwise noy contractions, to make them into contractions. Contractionn’ts, if you will
If someone really wanted to add it, probably the best would be to use
unlessI really liked having
unlessin Ruby; a!can be easy to miss, whileunlessmade it clear without needing to write out!= true.It’s also cool when you do unless(!condition). I particularly like this.