() Sivaram Neelakantan <nsivaram.net@gmail.com>
() Fri, 17 Jan 2014 10:26:57 +0530
Short answer:
Why use the word 'available' instead of 'install'?
Mixing adjectives and verbs is inelegant. Too, verbs portend entropy.
Long answer:
Both "available" and "installed" are adjectives (of same length --
green-screen bonus!). Adjectives are suitable for describing things.
The word "install" is a verb, i.e., names an action. Other actions
might be "uninstall", "remove", "leave-be", "gripe", "recommend",
"ponder", "examine", "reinstall", etc. To my eyes, the "etc" is most
important; it implies a need for (detailed) documentation, and the
feeping creature of hyperlinks.
Whimsical answer:
do be do be do,
be do be do be!
in my heart i knew
that two requires three?
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