Re: [L10N] issues with strings in DI
On Wed, Jul 27, 2005 at 10:36:07AM +0300, Eddy Petrisor wrote:
> Colin Watson wrote:
> > The original sentence is correct. "When your computer will boot" sounds
> > wrong, and in general "when <future tense>" is rarely correct.
>
> ( When will he come home? - correct :P )
True, but that's a question, not a subordinate clause. I'll modify my
statement to say: in general, "when <future tense>" is rarely correct as
a subordinate clause.
> Then what about:
>
> "During the start up, you will be able to choose to load one of these
> operating systems or your new system."
>
> or
>
> "At the begeinig of the boot sequence you will be able to choose to
> load one of these
> operating systems or your new system."
Both of those are significantly more awkward than the original to my
ears (although the second is better than the first). Leave it alone. :-)
Cheers,
--
Colin Watson [cjwatson@debian.org]
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