Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2010 09:25:45 -0800 From: Jason Helfman <jhelfman@e-e.com> To: John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org> Cc: John McCall <biomedsoftware@gmail.com>, freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: typo in manual first paragraph Message-ID: <20101202172544.GA36869@eggman.experts-exchange.com> In-Reply-To: <201012020855.33264.jhb@freebsd.org> References: <AANLkTin5zWRPBZXR2giBsWsjWaW0=M_nE%2BMmzaHC7kz=@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTi=JPW6UZPRtmaQsOEAF-ANx1aP6PAYhOKLXGUEh@mail.gmail.com> <201012020855.33264.jhb@freebsd.org>
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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 <biomedsoftware@gmail.com> 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
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