On Thu, Oct 30, 2003 at 02:19:22PM -0600, Steve Langasek wrote:
> Actually, I disagree with one of the editorial changes (on-line ->
> online), but I haven't found any semantic changes in the proposal that I
> think I disagree with. I haven't decided yet if I care about the
> editorial change enough to vote against the GR. ;P
As I said, I based my decision on GCIDE:
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
online \on"line`\, on-line \on"-line`\adj.
1. 1 (Computers) connected by a communications line to a
computer. Opposite of {off-line}.
Syn: online, on line(predicate).
[WordNet 1.5]
2. [prenominal] being in progress now; ongoing; as, on-line
editorial projects. [Colloq.]
Syn: in progress(predicate), ongoing, on line(predicate).
[WordNet 1.5]
But I'm not wedded to it. If everybody else hates it, that editorial
change can be reverted.
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