Re: What're the proper names for the backspace and delete keys in files.texi?

[Neil Jerram]

Alan Mackenzie <address@hidden> writes:

> On Thu, 12 Jan 2006, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>
>>> Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 13:16:59 +0000 (GMT)
>>> From: Alan Mackenzie <address@hidden>
>>> Cc: address@hidden
>
>>> Incidentally, is "a short WAYS above" intentionally so (some dialect of
>>> English I don't know), or should it read "a short WAY above"?
>
>>No, it's "short ways", which means nearby.  Like I said: it's not
>>immediately understandable.
>
> Agreed.  :-)

I don't agree!  "a short ways" may be considered proper in the US, but
in the UK it is definitely still US-style slang, and it may not be
understood in other English-speaking places.

Let's please change this to "a short way above", which is standard
English usage everywhere.

Regards,
        Neil