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Re: [OT] was 'Re: unable to set working send-hook'



On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 07:25:34PM +0200, Ennio-Sr wrote:
> * Chris Bannister <mockingbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> [140708, 01:29]:
> > On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 11:22:33AM +0200, Ennio-Sr wrote:
> > > I've never used it, so I cannot give you first  hand info. Did you
> > > follow thw instructions laid out in 'man muttrc'? i.e.:
> > > 
> > > --- quote ---
> > > [...] 
> > >        fcc-save-hook [!]pattern filename
> > >               This command is an abbreviation for identical fcc-hook and 
> > > save-
> > >               hook commands.
> > > 
> > > --- unquote ---
> > 
> > An abbreviation? I don't think abbreviation is the correct word in this
> > case.
> > 
> 
> Why not? It's two commands in one, and that's what an _abbreviation_
> seems to be (but English is not my mother tongue...):

I thought an abbreviation was more like using (e.g, for example) or (etc
for etcetera).


> ---- quote [from 'dict abbreviation'] ----
> 4 definitions found
> 
> From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
> 
>   Abbreviation \Ab*bre`vi*a"tion\, n. [LL. abbreviatio: cf. F.
>      abbr['e]viation.]
>      1. The act of shortening, or reducing.
>         [1913 Webster]

Mmmm Abbreviation is a noun, but the phrase "The act of shortening, or
reducing." is treating it as a verb.

> From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
> 
>   abbreviation
>        n 1: a shortened form of a word or phrase
>        2: shortening something by omitting parts of it
> 
> ---- unquote ---

I can see that "fcc-save-hook" is an X of "fcc-hook" and "save-hook". I
am just not sure that abbreviation is the right replacement for X.

Maybe juxtaposition, but even then, it doesn't seem quite right, but I
*am* being pedantic - sorry.

-- 
Chris.
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