Re: Bug#220930: ITP: unace -- De-archiver for .ace files
On Sun, 2003-11-16 at 09:33, Cameron Patrick wrote:
> I'm a native English speaker and I don't believe I've ever heard the
> term de-archiver; its meaning is clear, but it sounds 'wrong'. The
> hyphen, especially, looks out of place. "Unarchiver" is what I'd use
> if I had to coin a word for it, but I don't believe that's a common
> English word either.
There are almost always better words than un$NOUN (or un$VERB). (Your
description below is a good example of how to avoid un*.)
I was once asked "Do you un-close a door? Then why should you uninstall
a program?" Unarchive is just as bad a word as uninstall.
> I'd suggest something along the lines of "tool for extracting ACE
> archives" instead.
This is a good short description.
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