Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 07:50:13 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl> To: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net> Cc: Wilko Bulte <wilko@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: cvs commit: www/en index.xsl Message-ID: <20040216065013.GA64718@freebie.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <20040215203445.GA67064@dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net> References: <200402151842.i1FIgmcp044836@repoman.freebsd.org> <20040215190329.GQ8821@submonkey.net> <20040215201404.GB52924@xor.obsecurity.org> <20040215203445.GA67064@dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net>
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On Sun, Feb 15, 2004 at 12:34:45PM -0800, Marcel Moolenaar wrote: > On Sun, Feb 15, 2004 at 12:14:04PM -0800, Kris Kennaway wrote: > > On Sun, Feb 15, 2004 at 07:03:29PM +0000, Ceri Davies wrote: > > > On Sun, Feb 15, 2004 at 10:42:48AM -0800, Wilko Bulte wrote: > > > > wilko 2004/02/15 10:42:48 PST > > > > > > > > FreeBSD doc repository > > > > > > > > Modified files: > > > > en index.xsl > > > > Log: > > > > A pair of floppies -> a couple of floppies. > > > > > > > > A pair equals 2 and 2 floppies are not sufficient anymore. > > > > > > "A couple" is numerically equivalent to "a pair". > > > > How about "a few" if we're being deliberately vague about the number. > > A few always leaves the impression to me that it's more than a > couple (couple in my case is the dutch interpretation :-) and > thus leaves me wondering what number to think of. > > Something akin to "1 or more" or "2 or more" should set the right > expectation. People tend to go by the number which should give > them a reasonable lower bound to their expectation and the "or more" > part tells them that it may be a floppy more (1 or more to be exact), > but generally not more than twice the first number :-) > > I think the key is that we should give them something concrete > so they know how many they need to buy before attempting a > floppy install (or something along those lines). This is what a pair > achieved. If we cannot find a good way of saying it in two words, I > suggest we use more words (like a dutch couple or few; 3 or more) > AARRGGHH.... :-) Exactly.. How about "a bunch" ? :) -- Wilko Bulte wilko@FreeBSD.org
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