Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2011 11:59:24 -0800 From: Colin Percival <cperciva@freebsd.org> To: Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@FreeBSD.org> Cc: svn-src-head@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org, Ben Kaduk <minimarmot@gmail.com>, Ulrich Spoerlein <uqs@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: svn commit: r228990 - in head/usr.sbin: IPXrouted adduser bluetooth/btpand bluetooth/sdpd bootparamd/bootparamd bsnmpd/modules/snmp_bridge bsnmpd/modules/snmp_hostres bsnmpd/modules/snmp_wlan bsnmp... Message-ID: <4EFE181C.5070009@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20111230195444.GA25204@FreeBSD.org> References: <201112301058.pBUAwFsw010478@svn.freebsd.org> <CAK2BMK6p3VJXezt%2Bpa7-0MbP4=Uv79i=D=cxmDrpAwUK2Mw2vQ@mail.gmail.com> <20111230195444.GA25204@FreeBSD.org>
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On 12/30/11 11:54, Alexey Dokuchaev wrote: > On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 02:43:22PM -0500, Ben Kaduk wrote: >> On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 5:58 AM, Ulrich Spoerlein <uqs@freebsd.org> wrote: >>> - * is 11 bit wide that gives us upto 2048 chunks. >>> + * is 11 bit wide that gives us up to 2048 chunks. >> >> Should be "11 bits", no? > > I'm not a native speaker, but I think "11 bit wide" is correct here. I am a native speaker, and it's "11 bits wide". English is an odd language: An "11 bit wide field" is "11 bits wide". (Similarly, a 45 *foot* long bus is 45 *feet* long.) -- Colin Percival Security Officer, FreeBSD | freebsd.org | The power to serve Founder / author, Tarsnap | tarsnap.com | Online backups for the truly paranoid
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