On 30/07/14 21:35, J Fernyhough wrote: > On 30 July 2014 20:51, Anthony Harrington > <untaintablean...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote: >> On 30/07/14 20:23, Bruno Girin wrote: >>> On 30 July 2014 18:51, J Fernyhough <j.fernyho...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> On 30 July 2014 18:11, Alan Lord (News) <alansli...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> On 30/07/14 17:49, Dave Morley wrote: >>>>> On Wed, 30 Jul 2014 17:41:21 +0100 >>>>> Alan Pope <a...@popey.com> wrote: >>>>>>> "Alphabetise Desktop Icons"... >>>>>>> >>>>>> OED says yes :) >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/alphabetize?q=alphabetise >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> Al. >>>> Oh god. I give up. >>>> >>>> Why don't we just 'ise every noun and turn it into a verb then? >>>> >>>> The yanks have a lot to answer for. >>>> >>>> Bah humbug. >>>> >>>> Al >>> >>> I think the term is now "verbise". >>> >>> (I agree it's not stylistically en_GB. I don't see what's wrong with the >>> established "Sort desktop icons by name") >> >> I agree. I immediately understand "Sort desktop icons by name" while I have >> to think twice to understand "Alphabetise Desktop Icons" so I'd prefer the >> former as it's more explicit. >> >> Bruno >> >> Isn't 'sort desktop icons by name' a bit wordy/long though? You are >> essentially 'alphabetising' them? >> >> > I'll lean on my teaching experience here. While "Sort desktop icons by > name" has more words it's far easier to understand and process. > > Sort > desktop icons > by name > > It makes sense and all words are one or two syllables. "Alphabetise" > is not only a difficult word to read, it's too long to read in one go > (people read primarily by word shape not by individual letters; also > notice how you (probably) have to move your eyes to read "alpha" and > "betise" separately). > > Finally, I'd argue the actual length difference is negligible: > > Alphabetise = 11 chars > Sort by name = 12 chars inc. spaces > > "Never utilise a lengthier word on the occasion a shorter equivalent > will suffice." > > > Jonathon >
"Never utilise a lengthier word on the occasion a shorter equivalent will suffice." ^ exactly the intent. I had no idea there would be disdain for such a harmless word as 'alphabetise' much less that it was /difficult to read/(?), but if the consensus is for 'sort by name', i'll have the team see to it for Utopic. -- Launchpad translator and linux chemist ^_^ https://launchpad.net/~untaintableangel Team leader for Launchpad's British English and Latin teams
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