Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:33:53 -0800 From: Garrett Cooper <yanegomi@gmail.com> 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: <CAGH67wT=wewM20O8GUkxktORQ8k6pb_sjV5vPqzpDtBbb%2BNFFQ@mail.gmail.com> 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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2011/12/30 Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@freebsd.org>: > 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> wrot= e: >> > - =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0* is 11 bit wide that gives us upto 2= 048 chunks. >> > + =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0* 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. =A0I > could have probably got into specifics, but simple googling for "16 ton s= hit > dropped on me" yielded 525M results, while the same phrase with "tons" on= ly > 18,9M. =A0:-^ bits is correct because it's the plural form of the word, but the sentence sounds off even with that change. This sounds better: "is 11-bits wide, which gives us up to 2048 chunks" The only question that lingers in my mind, is what does "chunks" qualify (buffer chunks? chunks of gold? chunks of rocca chocolate bars? etc)? Thanks, -Garrett
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