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On 30/07/13 14:12, Alex Legler wrote: |
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> I don't think you're using that right. You get to make statements |
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> "for future reference" if you actually have authority to tell |
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> people what to do. |
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Relax. There's even a "please" in there. |
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> 'disk space' is a perfectly valid term even if you have fancy solid |
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> state drives these days. It is an established term in technical |
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> documentation that everyone understands even if you don't |
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> physically use a 'disk'. |
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It's *wrong*. In school we were even taught to avoid it. :-) |
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> Wikipedia lists 'disk space', not 'drive space' as do two English-* |
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> dictionaries I checked. Why should we be coining 'drive space'? |
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"free space" or "space available" or similar may be better wordings, |
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though I am used to seeing "drive space". |
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however, if many people violently oppose such a change, that's fine |
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then. I would simply prefer a more correct term. |
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- -- |
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Alexander |
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alexander@××××××.net |
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http://plaimi.net/~alexander |
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