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Re: [Groff] .als problem
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Keith Marshall |
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Re: [Groff] .als problem |
Date: |
Sat, 4 Oct 2008 23:20:47 +0100 |
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On Saturday 04 October 2008 21:59:10 Larry Kollar wrote:
> Werner LEMBERG wrote:
> >> "With other words" is a direct translation of the German idiom.
> >> It seems stilted in English, where the idiomatically correct
> >> expression is "In other words".
> >
> > Aah, I wasn't aware of this, thanks!
>
> Don't sweat it; your English is better than that of many native
> speakers.
I was going to say as much myself, but you beat me to it Larry. Had
this not been in published documentation, I probably wouldn't even
have bothered to correct it, for the meaning is perfectly clear
either way.
Regards,
Keith.
- [Groff] .als problem, Werner LEMBERG, 2008/10/04
- Re: [Groff] .als problem, Ralph Corderoy, 2008/10/04
- Re: [Groff] .als problem, Werner LEMBERG, 2008/10/04
- Re: [Groff] .als problem, Keith Marshall, 2008/10/04
- Re: [Groff] .als problem, Werner LEMBERG, 2008/10/04
- Re: [Groff] .als problem, Larry Kollar, 2008/10/04
- Re: [Groff] .als problem,
Keith Marshall <=
- Re: [Groff] .als problem, Werner LEMBERG, 2008/10/05