Comments on: how many slaves are “enough”? http://oduinn.com/blog/2008/10/10/100/ Wed, 16 May 2012 01:47:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: John http://oduinn.com/blog/2008/10/10/100/#comment-11228 John Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:07:44 +0000 http://oduinn.com/2008/10/10/100/#comment-11228 hi Ran; Thanks for catching those. I've fixed the 3 errors you've correctly pointed out, and I think the other 4 uses of "then/than" are correct? Hopefully, your mnemonic will help me be better than before! :-) thanks again John. hi Ran;

Thanks for catching those. I’ve fixed the 3 errors you’ve correctly pointed out, and I think the other 4 uses of “then/than” are correct?

Hopefully, your mnemonic will help me be better than before! :-)

thanks again
John.

]]> By: Ran http://oduinn.com/blog/2008/10/10/100/#comment-11136 Ran Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:11:01 +0000 http://oduinn.com/2008/10/10/100/#comment-11136 Please. For all that's pure and lovely. When you're comparing things, the word is THAN. When you're sequencing things, the word is THEN. For example: "Literally, there were new builds being requested faster THEN we could generate builds" is wrong. "Worst hit was win32, because win32 builds take much longer THEN the other platforms" is wrong. "Since early summer, we’ve used double the number of slaves we had for FF3.0 - which was more THEN enough until last week" is wrong. "First, make some coffee, THEN keep reading…" is correct! Please. For all that’s pure and lovely. When you’re comparing things, the word is THAN. When you’re sequencing things, the word is THEN.

For example:

“Literally, there were new builds being requested faster THEN we could generate builds” is wrong.

“Worst hit was win32, because win32 builds take much longer THEN the other platforms” is wrong.

“Since early summer, we’ve used double the number of slaves we had for FF3.0 – which was more THEN enough until last week” is wrong.

“First, make some coffee, THEN keep reading…” is correct!

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