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Pter Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

If ...... then ...... Isn't this computer programming language?

I have a question about the "If ...... then ......" structure. When I first learnt "if", I was told that the structure should be
If you do this, you will ......
But over the years, I noticed more and more people saying
If you do this, then you will ......
I am wondering if this is an influence by computer programming languages or was it always like that before the days of the computer?
  

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Hi, I think few programming languages have the 'if ... then' statement. The origin might be before such industries, IMO.

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  • Hi, I think few programming languages have the 'if ...
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Hi,

I think few programming languages have the 'if ... then' statement. The origin might be before such industries, IMO.
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LiveinjapanHi,

I think few programming languages have the 'if ... then' statement. The origin might be before such industries, IMO.
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LiveinjapanHi,

I think few programming languages have the 'if ... then' statement. The origin might be before such industries, IMO.
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Hi Pter

I bet you know about IT far more than I do. The only one I know how to do among languages you mentioned, using 'if then' statemets, is the macro for MS Office.
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Actually, my question is not really on computer programming language. My question is really about the structure:
If you do this, then you will ......
Is the then superfluous and considered not grammatical?
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