From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 7 06:50:19 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4A56916A4CE for ; Fri, 7 May 2004 06:50:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0AF4943D45 for ; Fri, 7 May 2004 06:50:19 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) i47DoIRS058660 for ; Fri, 7 May 2004 06:50:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i47DoIUB058657; Fri, 7 May 2004 06:50:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats) Date: Fri, 7 May 2004 06:50:18 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <200405071350.i47DoIUB058657@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org From: fox@vader.aacc.cc.md.us Subject: Re: docs/66292: [patch] ahc.4 tyops an grammar fixes X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: fox@vader.aacc.cc.md.us List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 07 May 2004 13:50:19 -0000 The following reply was made to PR docs/66292; it has been noted by GNATS. From: fox@vader.aacc.cc.md.us To: Christian Brueffer Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/66292: [patch] ahc.4 tyops an grammar fixes Date: Fri, 7 May 2004 09:41:52 -0400 (EDT) On Fri, 7 May 2004, Christian Brueffer wrote: > On Wed, May 05, 2004 at 10:31:13AM -0700, Michel Lavondès wrote: > > > > ("straight forward" should be "straightforward" in ahc.4) > > According to the Oxford English dictionary, the original spelling > (straight forward) is correct. See point 3 of the link below. > > http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/00238799?single=1&query_type=word&queryword=straightforward&edition=2e&first=1&max_to_show=10 Sorry, can't access that without coughing up $300, so it's not gonna happen. :-) But M-W doesn't mention that spelling or recognizes it when offered. See: http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=straightforward http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=straight+forward But I don't want to turn this into a dictionary or language flame, so I'll let you decide. (like I have a choice anyway. :-) ) -- "I'd ask if you'd found the right sort of isolated wasteland for your citadel of dread yet, but that would be a silly question; you're in Utah, after all." --ESR to Darl McBride (Chief Excessive Ossifier of Squandered Clues Obstination), in http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/mcbride.html