[CentOS] Plurals in English (was Re: ClamAV reports a trojan)
Always Learning
centos at u64.u22.net
Fri Apr 17 14:51:50 UTC 2015
On Fri, 2015-04-17 at 08:00 -0500, Valeri Galtsev wrote:
> It is amazing how much one can cripple what another person said by
> scissoring his phrases ;-)
English people (excludes USA people) should always try to speak simple,
jargon-free, easily understandable and logically expressed English
especially when conversing with non-English people.
I greatly admire the linguistic abilities of non-English people but
deplore the dumbed-down abuses of my native language from the US of A.
A military plan has become a "road map" even when aircraft are involved
provoking the inevitable question of "Do aircraft stop at traffic
lights" !
"Back-up" has become either reverse, a saved copy, re-enforcements etc.
Precision in language expression is essential for good understanding.
Comments off-list please.
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Regards,
Paul.
England, EU. Je suis Charlie.
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