From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Robert J. Chassell" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Remove delete-overlay? Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 12:17:09 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <45E5F868.7000108@gmail.com> <87irdl3543.fsf@wigwam.brockman.se> <45E6AC5B.20502@gmail.com> Reply-To: bob@rattlesnake.com NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1172751457 20705 80.91.229.12 (1 Mar 2007 12:17:37 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 12:17:37 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Mar 01 13:17:26 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1HMkDt-0006sk-C1 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 01 Mar 2007 13:17:25 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HMkDu-0002KJ-Mv for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:17:26 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HMkDi-0002IL-Nm for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:17:14 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HMkDh-0002Hn-Ss for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:17:14 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HMkDh-0002Hk-Ni for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:17:13 -0500 Original-Received: from cpe-69-205-32-54.nycap.res.rr.com ([69.205.32.54] helo=rattlesnake.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1HMkDh-0003bR-Eg for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:17:13 -0500 Original-Received: by rattlesnake.com via sendmail from stdin id (Debian Smail3.2.0.115) Thu, 1 Mar 2007 12:17:09 +0000 (UTC) In-reply-to: <45E6AC5B.20502@gmail.com> (lennart.borgman@gmail.com) X-detected-kernel: Linux 2.4-2.6 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:67127 Archived-At: "Lennart Borgman (gmail)" Since I am non-english I had to consult a dictionary now: ... - remove: to change the location, position -- but also to get rid of, eliminate I think the first meaning of "remove" is what our teachers tell us. Interesting! As a native English speaker, the second meaning is relevant. I have never heard of the first, although it makes sense etymologically, as in `move again'! I would use a word such as `move' or `detach'. -- Robert J. Chassell GnuPG Key ID: 004B4AC8 bob@rattlesnake.com bob@gnu.org http://www.rattlesnake.com http://www.teak.cc