Re: Debian nolonger claims to be the "Universal Operating System"
On 10/04/2014 08:44 AM, Tanstaafl wrote:
On 10/4/2014 6:44 AM, Tom Collins <tomcollins224@mail.com> wrote:
and "depreciating" (as if they have the right to do that) many
programs that rely on gtk2 and non-syst__d.
<peeve>
It is 'deprecating', not 'depreciating' (an accounting term).
</peeve>
Either could be accurately used. To wit:
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deprecate
v 1: express strong disapproval of; deplore
2: belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's
efforts" [syn: {deprecate}, {depreciate}, {vilipend}]
depreciate
v 1: belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's
efforts" [syn: {deprecate}, {depreciate}, {vilipend}]
2: lower the value of something; "The Fed depreciated the dollar
once again" [ant: {appreciate}, {apprise}, {apprize}]
3: lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again" [syn:
{depreciate}, {undervalue}, {devaluate}, {devalue}] [ant:
{appreciate}, {apprise}, {apprize}, {revalue}]
Jeff
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