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Re: [PATCH] manual: "set" means "yes", not "ask-yes" etc



On Friday, 04 February 2005 at 18:03, Tamotsu Takahashi wrote:
> @@ -2006,7 +2007,7 @@
>    /*
>    ** .pp
>    ** Controls whether or not messages are saved in the ``$$postponed''
> -  ** mailbox when you elect not to send immediately.
> +  ** mailbox when you select not to send immediately.
>    */
>    { "postponed",     DT_PATH, R_NONE, UL &Postponed, UL "~/postponed" },
>    /*

'elect' is fine, and better English than 'select'. You could also say
'decide' or 'choose' though.