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PeterEFox

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About PeterEFox

Programming since the 1970s. Getting too old to learn new tricks, but keen to develop and pass on ideas. Prolific author under the name Merlin Smallbone. Located in Essex, England

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    Comment #23017120

    Don't worry. Many native British people don't know what a preposition is and as for those Colonials across the Atlantic, I give up! Rather than attempt perfect grammar (if there is…

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    Comment #23017015

    The English language is changing. Nobody speaks like Charles Dickens, John Buchan or Emily Bronte. Even TV shows from the 1970s are wildly out of date.

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    Comment #22868572

    Ask for some mentoring from the other participants. Try to focus on one objective that you feel you can own. Now communicate your ambition, progress and problems to others. Collabo…

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    Comment #22868436

    I'm still on the lookout for themes with different colours of title bars. Preferably red and blue as those colours 'come forward' and 'go back' respectively.

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    Comment #22867652

    Backspace-cut-lookup next variant-paste is all it is. Anyone want to hack keyboard drivers for other OSs?

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