Re: cvs commit to ddp/manuals.sgml/faq by toff
On Wed, May 22, 2002 at 05:08:58PM +0200, Josip Rodin wrote:
> On Tue, May 21, 2002 at 01:26:52PM -0700, Debian Doc Project CVS Master wrote:
> > Repository: ddp/manuals.sgml/faq
> > who: toff
> > time: Tue May 21 13:26:49 PDT 2002
> >
> > Log Message:
> >
> > typos, url updates, clarifications
>
> Even though I dislike mass-commits for multiple changes, this was a good one :)
>
> > basic_defs.sgml
>
> -<p>The project name is pronounced Deb'-ian, with a short e, and emphasis on
> +<p>The project name is pronounced Deb'-ee-en, with a short e in Deb, and emphas the first syllable. This word is a contraction of the names of Debra and
> Ian Murdock, who founded the project. (Dictionaries seem to offer some
> -ambiguity in the pronunciation of Ian (!), but Ian prefers ee'-an.)
> +ambiguity in the pronunciation of Ian (!), but Ian prefers ee'-en.)
>
> I'm no expert in how to write this stuff, but these things have been here
> for years and I don't really see how the changes are an improvement...
Well for non-English speakers, the first change is only half the
story, they still don't know the pronunciation of the last half
because it really wasn't given phonetically. That was made clear
later, but why not be consistent? Then for the -an to -en, that's
because a non-English speaker could easily mistake it to be a short a
'Deb - e - Ann'. But it ain't.
The dictionaries use an upside-down e for that sound, but I don't have
that on my keyboard...
> > customizing.sgml
>
> -<chapt id="customizing">Customizing your installation of &debian;
> +<chapt id="customizing">Customizing your Installation of &debian;
>
> Please don't do this.
I guess it's an Americanism.
> > pkgtools.sgml
>
> -<p>The kernel (filesystem) in &debian; systems supports replacing files even
> +<p>The kernel (Filesystem) in &debian; systems supports replacing files even
>
> This one I don't get :) You've properly fixed filesystem -> file system
> everywhere else, why not here?
It was an iSpell run. I must have hit the wrong key for that one.
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