From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 2 17:28:46 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B59F1106566B for ; Thu, 2 Dec 2010 17:28:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhelfman@experts-exchange.com) Received: from mail.experts-exchange.com (mail.experts-exchange.com [72.29.183.251]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8CCF58FC13 for ; Thu, 2 Dec 2010 17:28:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.experts-exchange.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.experts-exchange.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3DC2C7A1793; Thu, 2 Dec 2010 09:28:46 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=e-e.com; h= user-agent:in-reply-to:content-disposition:content-type :content-type:mime-version:references:message-id:subject:subject :from:from:date:date:received:received:received; s=ee; t= 1291310926; x=1293125326; bh=mw9E0+ZPn0vaJZrGjrYcPRHHeiPN1m7AILl cfItqSUs=; b=Uzv46IOwVZUtGLVluLDgGe8RO72reCw5yuxlenP/aNIhvKpCzsq FEjYyw5R9kE1xLpoEPwugBX89ZcrZiXt2ui1fnZwEKHJdE82n/CyVpBlNJ+LC0po dT3mAtZN2zIHs81NUGYmm3XL6zqkahV2XGObZNktD3K+X1aAn2s6x/eA= X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at experts-exchange.com Received: from mail.experts-exchange.com ([127.0.0.1]) by mail.experts-exchange.com (mail.experts-exchange.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id mWEH6C554XY5; Thu, 2 Dec 2010 09:28:46 -0800 (PST) Received: from experts-exchange.com (unknown [192.168.103.122]) by mail.experts-exchange.com (Postfix) with SMTP id EB0997A1792; Thu, 2 Dec 2010 09:28:45 -0800 (PST) Received: (nullmailer pid 36928 invoked by uid 1001); Thu, 02 Dec 2010 17:25:45 -0000 Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2010 09:25:45 -0800 From: Jason Helfman To: John Baldwin Message-ID: <20101202172544.GA36869@eggman.experts-exchange.com> References: <201012020855.33264.jhb@freebsd.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <201012020855.33264.jhb@freebsd.org> X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE X-Living-The-Dream: I love the SLO Life! User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Cc: John McCall , freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: typo in manual first paragraph X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2010 17:28:46 -0000 On Thu, Dec 02, 2010 at 08:55:33AM -0500, John Baldwin thus spake: >On Thursday, December 02, 2010 3:37:16 am Sergey Kandaurov wrote: >> On 2 December 2010 06:14, John McCall wrote: >> > I think you mean "broad"..........not board >> > >> > ............"Working through this section requires little more than the >> > desire to explore, and the ability to take on board new concepts as they are >> > introduced. >> >> I'm not a native speaker, but "take on board" in this context >> stands for me as "understand, take in mind, accept smth.". > >I agree, but given that it is a bit idiomatic and confusing, it might be best >to reword the sentence. I would say s/take on board/tackle/, but I'm not >sure 'tackle' is any less confusing. I do find the current wording a bit >awkard, but 'take on board' is a bit 'stronger' than simply 'understand' as >it implies that the task requires some work (e.g. taking on a new task at a >job). Maybe 'embrace' would work. > >Also, the comma after 'explore' is bogus. I am an English major, myself, and I find it confusing. That being said, if it is intended, the FreeBSD => &os; deserves a look at for potential committing. -jgh > >-- >John Baldwin >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-doc@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-doc >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-doc-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Jason Helfman System Administrator experts-exchange.com http://www.experts-exchange.com/M_4830110.html