On Tue, 2008-01-29 at 16:14 +0200, Heikki Orsila wrote: > > > Imo, > > > "same exact C compiler" is just bad language, because C compilers are > > > always "exact". "exactly same C compiler" would do. > > > > No, "exactly same C compiler" doesn't parse well in English. > > "Same exact C compiler" does not mean what you try to say.
Actually, it does. It is perfectly idiomatic English. "Use the exact same C compiler." -> OK, idiomatic "Use the same exact C compiler." -> OK, idiomatic "Use the exactly same C compiler." -> very awkward "Use exactly the same C compiler." -> formally correct http://www.bartleby.com/68/24/2324.html -- Mathematics is the supreme nostalgia of our time. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/