Re: [Fwd: en_GB translation of "trash"]



At Tue, 25 May 2010 17:07:27 +0200,
Etenil <etenil etenilsrealm nl> wrote:
> 
> While waiting at the London city airport, I noticed the bins there have
> "Litter Bin" written on the top.
> 
> Otherwise, wastebasket seems OK to me. "deleted items folder" would be
> way too long!!
It's long, but I like it because it's precise. Recycling and Rubbish
metaphors have always seemed convoluted to me.

In my experience, deletion is well understood by computer
users. Asking someone whether they wish to "move file to the
watebasket" seems way too long to me :-) 

Simon


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