Inspired by a Mike Cox click by shamming.
Lets play a game: try to imagine having these two conversations.
Version 1.0:
You: "Nice day, isn't it?"
Friend: "Did you say "Nice day, isn't it?""
You: "Yes"
Friend: "Are you sure?"
You: "Yes and yes"
Friend: "I'm sorry, I didn't get that"
You: "That's Yes, I said it, and Yes, I am sure it's a nice day"
Friend: "I'm sorry, I didn't get that"
You: Yes.
Version 2.0:
You: "Nice day, isn't it?"
Friend: "Yes".
So which friend is being deeply disrespectful? and therefore isn't a friend at all?
That's one of the best things about the Unix command line - no backtalk, no second guessing, no false comraderie. To me the assumption of user competence is profoundly user friendly -and infinitely to be preferred to the smarmy checks and failsafes Windows puts on.