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



On Fri, Feb 04, 2005 at 07:59:35AM -0800, Brendan Cully wrote:
> 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.

Thank you! You are the first person took a look at my manual-patch
since July 2004. :)

I didn't know other meanings than a vote. Ashamed.
I'm afraid I made similar mistakes there. Please correct them
before committing.

-- 
tamo