[interchange-docs] xmldocs - docelic modified 2 files

[Stefan Hornburg]

Kevin Walsh wrote:
> Davor Ocelic <docelic at mail.inet.hr> wrote:
> 
>>On Tue, 7 Nov 2006 23:05:16 +0000 Kevin Walsh <kevin at cursor.biz> wrote:
>>
>>>Davor Ocelic <docelic at mail.inet.hr> wrote:
>>>
>>>>>>-specify directory for runtime files
>>>>>>+specify directory containing runtime files
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>I object to the term "containing". It is the defined location _for_ 
>>>>>runtime files, but doesn't necessarily contain any files.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Well. If there are no files, then it's also irrelevant whether it
>>>>is _for_ them or not. But anyway, ok, will be changed on next
>>>>iteration.
>>>>
>>>
>>>I don't like either of the two. :-)
>>>
>>>How about "specify the runtime files directory"?
>>>
>>
>>Well, that would be good, but in English text
>>targetted at all kinds of native and non-native English readers,
>>I tend to avoid "chained constructs" like that one.
>>
> 
> My English must be a bit rusty then. :-)

It would be nice to get input from more native English speakers
on this matter.

> 
> 
>>And web translation engines have a problem translating that form
>>of sentence as well.
>>
> 
> This one usually produces reasonable results:
> 
>     http://babelfish.altavista.com
> 
> It had trouble with all three suggestions when translated from English
> to German and then back to English.
> 

Web translation engines are crappy anyway. For now we certainly can
impose English as requirement for using Interchange :-).

Bye
	Racke


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