Comment on Australian Government Style ManualparentComments−barrysteve3yYour example makes no sense. And shows you don't understand.You can't just keep saying "it goes to" without explaining what "going to" is.The ennui this generates is palpable. You'd think programmers get this easily.−defrost3yIt's very clear that you're objecting to a turn of phrase that posed no issue to* a native British speaker,* a native Australian speaker,* the staff of an Australian Government body tasked with improving language usage.Perhaps it's something about yourself and your background exposure to English that's at issue here.
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Your example makes no sense. And shows you don't understand.
You can't just keep saying "it goes to" without explaining what "going to" is.
The ennui this generates is palpable. You'd think programmers get this easily.
It's very clear that you're objecting to a turn of phrase that posed no issue to
* a native British speaker,
* a native Australian speaker,
* the staff of an Australian Government body tasked with improving language usage.
Perhaps it's something about yourself and your background exposure to English that's at issue here.