> "Clean this item and put it away. Then do that for every other piece of cooking equipment."
Without the "do" it's nonsensical. And that was exactly my point.
Without the "do" it's nonsensical. And that was exactly my point.
I'd certainly agree that "for each" is much better than "for" alone.
I'd certainly agree that "for each" is much better than "for" alone.
It should not be a shock that the english language doesn't naturally have a single word that can express both a condition/duration as well as a command without any other helper words.
Do is superfluous. Everything in an imperative program is a request to do something.
But "for these subjects, do your home work" does.
> Nor does "This could take a while"
I never claimed that "while" alone is any better.
> It should not be a shock that the english language doesn't naturally have a single word that can express both a condition/duration as well as a command without any other helper words.
I never asked for a magic word. To the contrary, I was lamenting the lost of the helper word "do", making the "for" alone nonsensical.
> Do is superfluous. Everything in an imperative program is a request to do something.
I disagree. I think "for...do" makes things much clearer than "for" alone.