Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 13:12:35 +0200 From: Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven <jruigrok@via-net-works.nl> To: Salvo Bartolotta <bartequi@inwind.it> Cc: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org, sheldonh@freebsd.org Subject: Re: kern/19482: resent (my fault *sigh*) Message-ID: <20000711131235.K83055@lucifer.bart.nl> In-Reply-To: <20000711.12022100@bartequi.ottodomain.org>; from bartequi@inwind.it on Tue, Jul 11, 2000 at 12:02:21PM %2B0000 References: <20000711.12022100@bartequi.ottodomain.org>
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-On [20000711 13:05], Salvo Bartolotta (bartequi@inwind.it) wrote: >my Oxford Dictionary (Pearsall, 1998) confirms the bad/negative shade >of meaning: > >botch -> verb [with obj]: /* informal */ carry out a (task) badly or >carelessly: <example1> he was accused of botching the job</example1> ><example2>a botched attempt to kill them</example2> > >The corresponding noun has the same connotations. > >However, both of you might be surprised to learn about the etymology: > ><etymology according to Oxford Dictionary> >Late Middle English: (in the sense of "repair" but originally not >implying clumsiness): of unknown origin. ></etymology according to Oxford Dictionary> > >Please note: originally NOT implying clumsiness :-O > >Jeroen: in your language, is there a similar word having NO such >bad/negative connotations ? Is this (a "false friend") the reason for >your current choice ? :-) Botched always meant to me something that was broken and is now being fixed. I never even knew of the negative meanings it has. And if so, it would seem a bit hardpressed to even think I could mean the negative versions of this word. IMHO, that would be a bit shortsighted. Anyways, sorry if this sounds harsh, it is not intended that way, but I am not going to waste a single more second on this. -- Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven Network- and systemadministrator <jruigrok@via-net-works.nl> VIA Net.Works The Netherlands BSD: Technical excellence at its best http://www.via-net-works.nl ``...by God I *KNOW* what this network is for, and you can't have it.'' -- Russ Albery To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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