Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2010 16:10:49 +1030 From: Wayne Sierke <ws@au.dyndns.ws> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: John McCall <biomedsoftware@gmail.com>, freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: typo in manual first paragraph Message-ID: <1291354849.36013.188.camel@predator-ii.buffyverse> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1012022037120.71816@wonkity.com> References: <AANLkTin5zWRPBZXR2giBsWsjWaW0=M_nE%2BMmzaHC7kz=@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTi=JPW6UZPRtmaQsOEAF-ANx1aP6PAYhOKLXGUEh@mail.gmail.com> <201012020855.33264.jhb@freebsd.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1012022037120.71816@wonkity.com>
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On Thu, 2010-12-02 at 20:41 -0700, Warren Block wrote: > On Thu, 2 Dec 2010, John Baldwin wrote: > > > On Thursday, December 02, 2010 3:37:16 am Sergey Kandaurov wrote: > >> On 2 December 2010 06:14, John McCall <biomedsoftware@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> I think you mean "broad"..........not board > >>> > >>> ............"Working through this section requires little more than the > >>> desire to explore, and the ability to take on board new concepts as they are > >>> introduced. > >> > >> I'm not a native speaker, but "take on board" in this context > >> stands for me as "understand, take in mind, accept smth.". > > > > I agree, but given that it is a bit idiomatic and confusing, it might be best > > to reword the sentence. I would say s/take on board/tackle/, but I'm not > > sure 'tackle' is any less confusing. I do find the current wording a bit > > awkard, but 'take on board' is a bit 'stronger' than simply 'understand' as > > it implies that the task requires some work (e.g. taking on a new task at a > > job). Maybe 'embrace' would work. > > The original is confusing because "take on" and "on board" conflict. > > "Accept" isn't a terrible replacement. How about "... requires nothing more than the desire to explore the new concepts that it introduces and the willingness to learn and accept them."
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