Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 12:34:45 -0800 From: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: doc-committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: www/en index.xsl Message-ID: <20040215203445.GA67064@dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net> In-Reply-To: <20040215201404.GB52924@xor.obsecurity.org> References: <200402151842.i1FIgmcp044836@repoman.freebsd.org> <20040215190329.GQ8821@submonkey.net> <20040215201404.GB52924@xor.obsecurity.org>
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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.... :-) -- Marcel Moolenaar USPA: A-39004 marcel@xcllnt.net
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