The third bulleted point in    17.4.4.7/2 reads:

   - A base class described as virtual"" non- is never virtual;

Now, "non-" should either precede "virtual" as in : "..a base class
described as non-virtual is never virtual."
or "non-" should not appear until the very end of the sentence: "..a
base class described as virtual is never virtual (non-!)" for the joke
to attain its full comedic effect.

As for the two quotation marks - I'm really not sure where they are
supposed to go.

Greg


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Greg Herlihy wrote:
> The third bulleted point in =A717.4.4.7/2 reads:
>=20
>    - A base class described as virtual"" non- is never virtual;
>=20
> Now, "non-" should either precede "virtual" as in : "..a base class
> described as non-virtual is never virtual."
> or "non-" should not appear until the very end of the sentence: "..a
> base class described as virtual is never virtual (non-!)" for the joke
> to attain its full comedic effect.
>=20
> As for the two quotation marks - I'm really not sure where they are
> supposed to go.
>=20

Editorial. Thanks.

--=20

 -- Pete
Roundhouse Consulting, Ltd. (www.versatilecoding.com)
Author of "The Standard C++ Library Extensions: a Tutorial and=20
Reference." (www.petebecker.com/tr1book)

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