Re: [AppDB] Langauge fixes for the FAQ

2007-01-22 Thread Kuba Ober
> > I tend to prefer 'howto' or 'how to' rather than 'how-to'. > > Also, plurals normally don't have a single quote. So I'd write > > 'howtos'. Alternately this could be rephrased as 'How can I submit a > > how to?'. > > how-to is not really a normal word, and to my knowledge, these kinds of > word

Re: [AppDB] Langauge fixes for the FAQ

2007-01-21 Thread Duane Clark
Kai Blin wrote: ... I think most native speakers just get the plural s and the 's genitive mixed up. Like their, there and they're. Of course, I'd have to ask a native speaker to confirm that. Or, while not an authoritative source, check out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_plural As

Re: [AppDB] Langauge fixes for the FAQ

2007-01-21 Thread Kai Blin
On Sunday 21 January 2007 17:48, Alexander Nicolaysen Sørnes wrote: > Søndag 21 januar 2007 16:16, skrev Francois Gouget: > > On Sat, 20 Jan 2007, Alexander Nicolaysen Sørnes wrote: > > > Langauge fixes for the FAQ. > > > > -Q: How can I submit How-to's? > > +Q: How can I submit how-to's? > > > > I

Re: [AppDB] Langauge fixes for the FAQ

2007-01-21 Thread Alexander Nicolaysen Sørnes
Søndag 21 januar 2007 16:16, skrev Francois Gouget: > On Sat, 20 Jan 2007, Alexander Nicolaysen Sørnes wrote: > > Langauge fixes for the FAQ. > > -Q: How can I submit How-to's? > +Q: How can I submit how-to's? > > I tend to prefer 'howto' or 'how to' rather than 'how-to'. > Also, plurals normally d

Re: [AppDB] Langauge fixes for the FAQ

2007-01-21 Thread Francois Gouget
On Sat, 20 Jan 2007, Alexander Nicolaysen Sørnes wrote: > Langauge fixes for the FAQ. -Q: How can I submit How-to's? +Q: How can I submit how-to's? I tend to prefer 'howto' or 'how to' rather than 'how-to'. Also, plurals normally don't have a single quote. So I'd write 'howtos'. Alternately th