On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 10:29:19AM +1300, Rolf Turner wrote: > On 11/23/13 10:17, inode0 wrote: > >On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 2:54 PM, Rolf Turner <r.tur...@auckland.ac.nz> wrote: > >>Just read some stuff on this list about "spins", a concept which had > >>not previously impinged itself upon my consciousness. So I went and > >>had a look at the spins.fedoraproject.org page. It started off by saying > >>"What is a spin? Fedora spins are alternate version of Fedora, tailored > >>...". > >> > >>For God's sake, people!!! That's "alternative versions"!!! Alternate > >>means "every other" or "every second". Alternative means "available as > >>another possibility". Saying "alternate" when you mean "alternative" is > >>sloppy, lazy thinking and irritates and confuses the reader. > >> > >>Why can't computer geeks learn to write English correctly? > >In American usage this is acceptable and common. > But wrong nevertheless. It conflates two quite distinct ideas, blurs > the meaning and diminishes the language. > >But if it bothers you > >that much why didn't you just correct it on the wiki in a fraction of > >the time it took you to rant about it here? > > Why so hostile? Why "rant"? The page that I looked at > (spins.fedoraproject.org) > did not appear to be a Wiki nor to be editable by the user in any way. > Anyway, my mission is to enlighten people. If I'd just corrected it, > no-one would've noticed.
Another English major heard from. I assume you're aware that languages evolve over time in accordance with common usage. -- Bob Holtzman Your mail is being read by tight lipped NSA agents who fail to see humor in Doctor Strangelove Key ID 8D549279
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