Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2016 11:11:26 -0700 From: Ngie Cooper <yaneurabeya@gmail.com> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: Brad Davis <brd@FreeBSD.org>, doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r49047 - head/share/xml Message-ID: <D2275D8E-3664-4B24-8716-B81CE57FC792@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1607041124520.82501@wonkity.com> References: <201607032116.u63LGC3h044061@repo.freebsd.org> <444C2266-B055-45B6-B1F0-3B6C478083EB@gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.20.1607041124520.82501@wonkity.com>
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> On Jul 4, 2016, at 10:31, Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> wrote: ... > "Derivates" is actually a real word--although I had to look it up. :) > > "Derivates" is not commonly used though, so "derivatives" is better. Although some reading of "derivative" can take it to mean copies or clones or in some way less than the original. Another word like "branches" or "descendants" might be more clear. It might remind people of calculus too :P. I think derivatives is best because branches or descendants implies direct lineage. Thanks :)! -Ngiehelp
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