On 11/21/2015 01:40 AM, Ben Oliver wrote: > On 20 November 2015 at 16:22, Mark Weiman <mark.wei...@markzz.com> wrote: > >> The word file is a fine word to use and is used correctly. >> >> As a verb, file means to make application (to file a complaint; to file >> for a job; to file a request). Since this follows a definition of the >> word, I see no reason to have it need to be changed. >> >> > The 'as a verb' part is what is causing the issue, because as a noun it is > frequently used to refer to something fundamental to Unix systems. > > That said, I am surprised this has come up, and it got a laugh out of me! > 'File request', in the way it has been misconstrued here, would generally > be written 'Request file' or 'Request this file'. > > How many people are going to ignore the options above it and go to the > effort of sending a message that says 'i want this file', expecting magic > file-giving results? Probably not enough to warrant a change. > > Weirdly interested to see what comes of this. >
I want to put in my 5 cents here that the use of "file" as a verb in "File Request" is not so obvious for a non-native speaker like me. I too once misunderstood the meaning of it and instead sent a email to this list because I could not find the "Orphan Request" button [1]. Not until someone pointed out that "File Request" is the button I am looking for did I noticed that the "File" is actually a verb. I didn't quite comprehend what is the meaning of "Request a file" should be in this context, but my brain is just ignoring the thing that it cannot understand. For me, a button says "Delete/Orphan/Merge Request" is far more clear about what it will do. [1] https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/aur-general/2015-April/030474.html -- Jiachen Yang 楊嘉晨 Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Osaka University Blog: https://farseerfc.me/ Gmail: farsee...@gmail.com
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