Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 12:28:03 -0700 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: chat@FreeBSD.org, Mark Murray <mark@grondar.org>, Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/libexec/rtld-elf rtld.1 Message-ID: <200305191228.03889.wes@softweyr.com> In-Reply-To: <200305191716.h4JHGdgN007153@grimreaper.grondar.org> References: <200305191716.h4JHGdgN007153@grimreaper.grondar.org>
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On Monday 19 May 2003 10:16, Mark Murray wrote:
> Followups sent to chat@.
>
> Ruslan Ermilov writes:
> > One of the main meanings of the verb "police", according
> > to www.m-w.com is "to make clean and put in order", and
> > I used it pretty much in this sense (and I thought that
> > "style(9) police" means this same).
>
> It does mean that, but in a sort of authoritarian sense. "To police
> a neighbourhood" meaning to clean up a crime problem.
>
> The word gets used jokingly in other contexts; "That dress is awful!
> Call the fashion police! In fact, police your whole wardrobe!".
>
> In the second sense, "style(9) police" is a bit of a joke. But like
> all jokes it gets stale when overused, and in some cases, the
> original meaning of the word may be suspected.
>
> > But if native speakers think differently, I'm fine with it.
>
> Cool. :-)
/me suggests "mdoc(7) janitorial services" instead.
/me ducks and runs...
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters wes@softweyr.com
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