User:Graue

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Hello. I am a user who goes by the name of Graue. I started the articles on comb sort, cocktail sort, Psycle, and Tile World. In addition, I make minor copyedits and such on various articles.

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Ignore the "unless otherwise stated" in the above template; I haven't ever stated otherwise. Also, ignore the fact that this page is in the "Public domain license" category; public domain isn't a license.

If the above public domain dedication is not valid for some stupid reason, just feel free to use my contributions for anything whatsoever, with or without acknowledging me.

[edit] Usage of the word "however"

This used to bother me a lot. "However" is not a drop-in replacement for "but"; these examples are wrong:

• The sky is blue, however my shoes are green.
• The sky is blue, however, my shoes are green.

The following alternatives are correct, and one of them should be substituted:

• The sky is blue; however, my shoes are green.
• The sky is blue, but my shoes are green.
• Although the sky is blue, my shoes are green.

Better yet, rewrite the sentence so it doesn't even need the "however." Lots of howevers and buts and althoughs are often a symptom of disjointed writing.