From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Drew Adams" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: RE: What're the proper names for the backspace and delete keys in files.texi? Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 13:31:29 -0800 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1137190070 28060 80.91.229.2 (13 Jan 2006 22:07:50 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 22:07:50 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Jan 13 23:07:48 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1ExX59-0008MQ-WB for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 13 Jan 2006 23:07:40 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1ExX7J-0001ZL-4L for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 13 Jan 2006 17:09:53 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1ExWYZ-00074r-TI for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 13 Jan 2006 16:34:00 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1ExWYV-000749-OJ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 13 Jan 2006 16:33:59 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1ExWYV-000740-BZ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 13 Jan 2006 16:33:55 -0500 Original-Received: from [141.146.126.228] (helo=agminet01.oracle.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA:24) (Exim 4.34) id 1ExWbY-0004EQ-1H for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 13 Jan 2006 16:37:04 -0500 Original-Received: from rgmsgw301.us.oracle.com (rgmsgw301.us.oracle.com [138.1.186.50]) by agminet01.oracle.com (Switch-3.1.7/Switch-3.1.7) with ESMTP id k0DLVdZN022506 for ; Fri, 13 Jan 2006 15:31:39 -0600 Original-Received: from rgmsgw301.us.oracle.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by rgmsgw301.us.oracle.com (Switch-3.1.7/Switch-3.1.7) with ESMTP id k0DLVdjw022194 for ; Fri, 13 Jan 2006 14:31:39 -0700 Original-Received: from dradamslap (dhcp-amer-rmdc-csvpn-gw6-141-144-115-191.vpn.oracle.com [141.144.115.191]) by rgmsgw301.us.oracle.com (Switch-3.1.7/Switch-3.1.7) with SMTP id k0DLVcRb022182 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5 bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Fri, 13 Jan 2006 14:31:38 -0700 Original-To: X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1506 Importance: Normal X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAQAAAAI= X-Whitelist: TRUE X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by agminet01.oracle.com id k0DLVdZN022506 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:49027 Archived-At: > 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. The Emacs manuals are written in the US English dialect. That's why we say "recognize", "color", etc. Whech Amurcun dialec' didja mean, Eelah? Ah'd say thet "a ways" be 'bout the same thing as "a fur piece": "He walk= ed a fur piece down th' road" =3D "He walked a ways down th' road." Thats'd ah'd say 'bout et. The American Heritage Dictionary, however, say= s this 'bout it (http://www.bartleby.com/61/57/W0065700.html): ways - NOUN: Informal (used with a sing. verb) Variant of way (sense 1). See Usage Note at way. way - USAGE NOTE: Way has long been an intensifying adverb meaning =93to a great degree,=94 as in way over budget. This usage is both acceptable and common but has an informal ring. =95Way is also used as a general intensifier, as in way cool and way depressing. This locution has expanded beyond its original range of younger speakers, but it is still regarded as slang. =95In American English ways is often used as an equivalent of way in phrases such as a long ways to go. The usage is acceptable but is usually considered informal.