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Re: Bags
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Eric Bavier |
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Re: Bags |
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Fri, 03 Oct 2014 07:39:43 -0500 |
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Alex Sassmannshausen writes:
> Hello,
>
> Ludovic Courtès writes:
>
>> John Darrington <address@hidden> skribis:
>>
>>> On Thu, Oct 02, 2014 at 02:33:53PM +0200, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
>>>
>>> [...] called “bags.”
>>>
>>> "Bags" can be too easily misread/typed as "bugs".
>>
>> But I’m open to suggestions (the synonyms that WordNet suggests aren’t
>> good.)
>
> You could use something like 'parcels' (maybe too close in meaning to
> package) or 'containers' (maybe too long). Both would build on the idea
> that you can have packages inside a parcel, or container — much like bag
> probably does as well (as in santa clause's bag of presents/packages).
I like the simplicity of "bags".
"Sack" might also work, but might not be as good if we are worried about
people who are a/u-dyslexic ;)
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