alt Hacker NewsYes, otherwise is more natural but less terse.
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autoexec • today at 4:52 AM
"or else" works too but that's still three extra characters
Yes, otherwise is more natural but less terse.
"or else" works too but that's still three extra characters
We often write "otherwise" in mathematics:
https://arxiv.org/html/1501.05438v2#:~:text=otherwise,-%2C
https://arxiv.org/html/1302.5008v3#:~:text=otherwise
https://arxiv.org/html/1501.05438v2#:~:text=otherwise,-%2E
In fact, I think that's the most common alternative, not "else".