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From: jeffj@mcs213k.cs.umr.edu (Jeff Jenness)
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Subject: Re: HP 48SX uses Forth?
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Date: 19 Jun 91 00:55:16 GMT
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In article <1991Jun17.212641.28529@unislc.uucp> ttobler@unislc.uucp (Trent Tobler) writes:
>
>"IF I have $50, I will pay the shareware fee, otherwise (ELSE) I will
>look for a public domain program.  THEN I will use my computer."
>
>I see no conflict with English with this method.
>

To be exact the above sentence has an implied 'then' after the first comma
and the second 'then' is related to the sequence of the events in time and
not related logically with the 'if' in first sentence.  The sentence should
read:

"IF I have $50 THEN I will pay the shareware fee, ELSE I will look
for a public domain program.  AFTER WHICH I will use my computer."

I am not sure that you can construct an if-then-else sentence in the way
you wish in proper English (it sounds awkward), but you could probably get
away with it.

-- 
Jeff Jenness
University of Missouri - Rolla
jeffj@cs.umr.edu