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by wlesieutre 4896 days ago
I'd say that "get a dozen" implies "jugs = 12" and not "jugs += 12". If you wanted to get a dozen more, you'd say "get a dozen more"
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This is why we don't program in English.
And why it is so hard to write a good specification.
"get a dozen" implies "jugs += 12"