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RIP Bram Moolenaar, the author of vim text editor (groups.google.com)
submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Here is a message from his family

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[+] -6 points 3 years ago (1 child)

We as family are now arranging the funeral service of Bram which will take place in The Netherlands and will be held in the Dutch lanuage. The extact date, time and place are still to be determined.

Hmm.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Why hmm?

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  • [+] -21 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    They couldn't be bothered to proofread the letter. It's somewhat disrespectful

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Clearly English isn't the first language of the writer. How disrespectful to invite members of the community to his funeral services indeed.

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  • [+] -7 points 3 years ago

    So being Dutch means you can't use spellcheck or get someone else to double-check? My native language is Afrikaans, which is 95% Dutch, but my social media posts are still more thorough than this announcement

    This isn't a tweet. It's announcing someone's death

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