Re: GNOME Documentation Style Guide
- From: Calum Benson <calum benson sun com>
- To: gnome-doc-list gnome org
- Subject: Re: GNOME Documentation Style Guide
- Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 19:25:50 +0100
"Rebecca J. Walter" wrote:
> deselect is not a word. i strongly object to use of it when unselect is
> grammatically correct.
Hmm... the Merriam-Webster online dictionary says that "deslect" has
been a word since 1965, and it doesn't have an entry for "unselect" at
all. But then again, this is an American dictionary, and what do
Americans know about speaking English? :o)
Cheeri,
Calum, off home before he's lynched by some Americans...
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