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Geoffrey K. Pullum

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Publications list CV, biography, conference papers and talks ‘ Fear and loathing of the English passive ’ (HTML version; in Language and Communication , 2014) ‘ The land of the free and The Elements of Style ’ (HTML version; in English Today , 2010) Language Log posts 2008–2018 Language Log posts 2003–2008 Posts on…

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Scooping the Loop Snooper (2000)

No general procedure for bug checks will do. Now, I won’t just assert that, I’ll prove it to you. I will prove that although you might work till you drop, you cannot tell if computation will stop. For imagine we have a procedure called P that for specified input permits you to see whether specified source code, with…