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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