Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 23:49:56 +0000 From: Nik Clayton <nik@freebsd.org> To: Chern Lee <chern@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org>, freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/committers-guide article.sgml doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/console-server article.sgml doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/filtering-bridges article.sgml doc/en_U Message-ID: <20011101234956.Q99754@clan.nothing-going-on.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.31.0111011128440.65036-100000@meow.bsdlabs.com>; from chern@FreeBSD.org on Thu, Nov 01, 2001 at 11:44:31AM -0800 References: <xzppu72vl1u.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no> <Pine.BSF.4.31.0111011128440.65036-100000@meow.bsdlabs.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Thu, Nov 01, 2001 at 11:44:31AM -0800, Chern Lee wrote: > * disasserting -> dis-asserting (for lack of a better word) > > disasserting is not in the Merriam Webster dictionary. The closest > suggestion is "disserting," which does not serve as an antonym for > asserting. At the time, I could not think of a better word. > > >From the serial-uart article, the sentence: > > "For example, when the device > connected to the UART is a modem, the modem may report the > presence of a carrier on the phone line while the computer > may be able to instruct the modem to reset itself or to not > take calls by asserting or disasserting one more of these > extra signals." > > makes perfect sense. Only problem is, disasserting is not a word. I'm > open for suggestions. un-asserts (unasserts) or deasserts. negates? In this context you could probably speak of "raising" and "lowering" signals instead. 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 iEYEARECAAYFAjvh36QACgkQk6gHZCw343XFTQCeOXI+t9N5+gUmAsjkUMz2QVyf 2b4Ani8/5NxcIJt6IDNtyE4YfW8KGtE9 =vRc7 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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