docs/66292: [patch] ahc.4 tyops an grammar fixes

[Christian Brueffer]

The following reply was made to PR docs/66292; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Christian Brueffer <chris at unixpages.org>
To: fox at vader.aacc.cc.md.us
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit at freebsd.org
Subject: Re: docs/66292: [patch] ahc.4 tyops an grammar fixes
Date: Fri, 07 May 2004 16:26:55 +0200

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 On Fri, May 07, 2004 at 09:41:52AM -0400, fox at vader.aacc.cc.md.us wrote:
 > On Fri, 7 May 2004, Christian Brueffer wrote:
 >=20
 > > On Wed, May 05, 2004 at 10:31:13AM -0700, Michel Lavond=E8s wrote:
 > > >=20
 > > > ("straight forward" should be "straightforward" in ahc.4)
 > >=20
 > > According to the Oxford English dictionary, the original spelling
 > > (straight forward) is correct.  See point 3 of the link below.
 > >=20
 > > http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/00238799?single=3D1&query_type=3Dwo=
 rd&queryword=3Dstraightforward&edition=3D2e&first=3D1&max_to_show=3D10
 >=20
 > Sorry, can't access that without coughing up $300, so it's not gonna
 > happen. :-) But M-W doesn't mention that spelling or recognizes it when
 > offered. See:
 >=20
 > http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=3DDictionary&va=3Dstraightforw=
 ard
 > http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=3DDictionary&va=3Dstraight+for=
 ward
 >=20
 > But I don't want to turn this into a dictionary or language flame, so I'll
 > let you decide. (like I have a choice anyway. :-) )
 >=20
 
 Actually they have a free web dictionary, that's where the link pointed
 to :-)
 
 This is probably a matter of American English vs. English English again,
 I'm note quite sure.  I'll leave it as it is for now, as both versions
 are acceptable.
 
 Thanks for the patch anyway :-)
 
 - Christian
 
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