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From: Walter Harms <wharms@bfs.de>
To: Helge Kreutzmann <debian@helgefjell.de>,
	"Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
Cc: "linux-man@vger.kernel.org" <linux-man@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: AW: Errors in man pages, here: man-pages(7): Wording
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 07:31:01 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <e382704bcfe94db69f93ea5b40648d3b@bfs.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20200426110025.GB2031@Debian-50-lenny-64-minimal>

> > "Overviews or descriptions of various topics, conventions and protocols, "
> > "character set standards, the standard filesystem layout, and miscellaneous "
> > "other things."

I guess the author  would like to see something like this:
(Section 7)

"Overviews or descriptions of various topics, conventions and protocols like:
  "character set standards, standard filesystem layout, etc."

Note the "like"

hope that helps,

re,
 wh


________________________________________
Von: linux-man-owner@vger.kernel.org <linux-man-owner@vger.kernel.org> im Auftrag von Helge Kreutzmann <debian@helgefjell.de>
Gesendet: Sonntag, 26. April 2020 13:00
An: Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
Cc: linux-man@vger.kernel.org
Betreff: Re: Errors in man pages, here: man-pages(7): Wording

Hello Michael,
On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 11:01:27AM +0200, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote:
> On 4/19/20 8:48 AM, Helge Kreutzmann wrote:
> > **
> >
> > Wording:

…

> > b)
> > "Overviews or descriptions of various topics, conventions and protocols, "
> > "character set standards, the standard filesystem layout, and miscellaneous "
> > "other things."
>
> I need more explanation of the problem here.

I reread it several times. I'm lost what the previous translator, who
is no longer active, meant.

I apologize for not having caught this one myself before reporting.

Please close this sub issue.

Greetings

         Helge

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      reply	other threads:[~2020-04-27  7:31 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-04-19  6:48 Errors in man pages, here: man-pages(7): Wording Helge Kreutzmann
2020-04-20  9:01 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2020-04-26 11:00   ` Helge Kreutzmann
2020-04-27  7:31     ` Walter Harms [this message]

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