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. :) >=20 > "Derivates" is not commonly used though, so "derivatives" is better. Altho= ugh some reading of "derivative" can take it to mean copies or clones or in s= ome way less than the original. Another word like "branches" or "descendant= s" might be more clear. It might remind people of calculus too :P. I think derivatives is best because branches or descendants implies direct l= ineage. Thanks :)! -Ngie=
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