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From: "suzume@protonmail.com" <brandelune@gmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Cc: Jean-Christophe Helary <brandelune@gmail.com>, emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Typo in basic.texi
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2024 22:02:26 +0900	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <91B2F3AD-2D0D-4828-80CA-E08F33E0D6C0@protonmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <86wmrw9sgr.fsf@gnu.org>



> On Jan 26, 2024, at 21:42, Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> wrote:
> 
>> From: Jean-Christophe Helary <brandelune@gmail.com>
>> Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2024 20:35:49 +0900
>> 
>> The chapter uses "transient repeating mode" and there is an instance of "transient repetition mode" that seems like a typo.
> 
> Why?  "Repetition" is a perfectly valid word, and is pertinent in this
> context.

The mode is exclusively called "transient repeating mode" in the chapter except for that last instance. Why? It looks more like an oversight than a voluntary choice to vary the wording.

Unless there is a valid reason to vary the wording, I'll stick to one wording in the French translation.


      reply	other threads:[~2024-01-26 13:02 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2024-01-26 11:35 Typo in basic.texi Jean-Christophe Helary
2024-01-26 12:42 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-01-26 13:02   ` suzume@protonmail.com [this message]

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