Comment Comment by dahart > That's just English, right? Except that it isn't. I can't use "else" as a conjunction in normal speech, only in computer programs.Sure you can!Shakespeare used 'else' in the same sense as 'otherwise': https://www.shakespeareswords.com/Public/GlossaryHeadword.as..."else used as a conjunction" https://wordtype.org/of/else"Or else!" was common speech before computers, and a common vague cartoon/cowboy/sign threat. parent dahart 5 years ago
Sure you can!
Shakespeare used 'else' in the same sense as 'otherwise': https://www.shakespeareswords.com/Public/GlossaryHeadword.as...
"else used as a conjunction" https://wordtype.org/of/else
"Or else!" was common speech before computers, and a common vague cartoon/cowboy/sign threat.