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On Wed, 4 Jan 2006 08:56:57 +0530
Arun Raghavan <arunisgod@...> wrote:
> On 1/2/06, Gregorio Guidi <greg_g@g.o> wrote:
> > ---------- Forwarded Message ----------
> <snip>
> > I don't know if it was intentionally left there as a little mark by the
> > author, but at one point the author refers to plural boxes as
> > "boxen" (good ol' german). Its in the paragraph here:
>
> I do believe boxen is accepted (albeit, not overly popular) usage in
> Unix circles. See [1, 2]. The meaning is conveyed, regardless, IMO.
We'd better stay in proper english circles. :)
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