Hello Adam,
On Mon, Jun 04, 2007 at 09:13:30PM +0100, Adam D. Barratt wrote:
> On Mon, 2007-06-04 at 21:24 +0200, Helge Kreutzmann wrote:
> > Package: dak
> > Version: 1.0-8.4
> [...]
> > While translating your debconf template to German I noticed the
> > following minor errors:
> [...]
> > -"For proper function dak needs a hostname in different places in its "
> > +"For proper function dak needs a hostname in different places in it's "
>
> The original is correct in this case. In English, the possessive form of
> "its" does not use an apostrophe ("it's" is solely used for "it is").
Ok.
> (Having said that, "for proper function" doesn't sound right. "To
> operate correctly" would be better, albeit outside the scope of minor
> errors).
I would prefer: "To function properly".
Greetings
Helge
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