Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 00:59:18 +0100 From: Nik Clayton <nik@freebsd.org> To: John Murphy <jfm@blueyonder.co.uk> Cc: doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: elision Message-ID: <20010816005918.E3139@clan.nothing-going-on.org> In-Reply-To: <eqvlnt0bir1or7q2tv7fvm9o00vpgijrca@4ax.com>; from jfm@blueyonder.co.uk on Thu, Aug 16, 2001 at 12:33:30AM %2B0100 References: <eqvlnt0bir1or7q2tv7fvm9o00vpgijrca@4ax.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Thu, Aug 16, 2001 at 12:33:30AM +0100, John Murphy wrote: > So, should all occurrences of it's be replaced with it is (etc), in > the Handbook? > > I am seeing a few in Chapter 12 (disks). Yes. The general policy is not to use contractions in the text; it leads to a slightly more formal tone, and can make things a little easier for the translators. N -- FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://www.freebsd.org/ FreeBSD Documentation Project http://www.freebsd.org/docproj/ --- 15B8 3FFC DDB4 34B0 AA5F 94B7 93A8 0764 2C37 E375 --- [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (FreeBSD) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iEYEARECAAYFAjt7DNUACgkQk6gHZCw343X9mgCfZ+spC+we7fcreCt4eNh4HrhA ruwAn11LR3vKgvuClkJoOTyOzJvQhM1n =1eh9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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