René Scharfe [off-list ref] writes:
Christian Couder schrieb:
quoted
I choosed "dunno" because that was what Dscho suggested in this thread:
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/53584/focus=53595
It seems to me short and understandable at the same time.
More meaningfull would be "untestable" or "cannottest" or
"canttest" but it's much longer, while "good" and "bad" are short.
Ugly? Neutral?
"Ugly" has a certain charm to it but would probably not translate
well. "Limbo" would be another such candidate, probably with better
translatability. But while some of those have some geeky appeal, I
really think something reasonably plain like "undecided" would be
better in the long run.
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David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum
El 14/10/2007, a las 18:25, David Kastrup escribió:
René Scharfe [off-list ref] writes:
quoted
Christian Couder schrieb:
quoted
I choosed "dunno" because that was what Dscho suggested in this
thread:
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/53584/
focus=53595
It seems to me short and understandable at the same time.
More meaningfull would be "untestable" or "cannottest" or
"canttest" but it's much longer, while "good" and "bad" are short.
Ugly? Neutral?
"Ugly" has a certain charm to it but would probably not translate
well. "Limbo" would be another such candidate, probably with better
translatability. But while some of those have some geeky appeal, I
really think something reasonably plain like "undecided" would be
better in the long run.
"undecided" sounds good to me. It should be clear to non-native
speakers of English (at least, clearer than "dunno").
<personal opinion>
Another problem with "dunno" is that it might come across as a bit
unprofessional due to its informality. Yes, you'll find it in most
dictionaries, but always with a qualifier of "slang", "colloquial",
"casual", "pronunciation spelling" or similar.
</personal opinion>
Cheers,
Wincent
Wincent Colaiuta said the following on 14.10.2007 18:35:
El 14/10/2007, a las 18:25, David Kastrup escribió:
quoted
René Scharfe [off-list ref] writes:
quoted
Christian Couder schrieb:
quoted
I choosed "dunno" because that was what Dscho suggested in
this thread:
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/53584/
focus=53595
It seems to me short and understandable at the same time.
More meaningfull would be "untestable" or "cannottest" or
"canttest" but it's much longer, while "good" and "bad" are
short.
Ugly? Neutral?
"Ugly" has a certain charm to it but would probably not translate
well. "Limbo" would be another such candidate, probably with
better translatability. But while some of those have some geeky
appeal, I really think something reasonably plain like
"undecided" would be better in the long run.
"undecided" sounds good to me. It should be clear to non-native
speakers of English (at least, clearer than "dunno").
What about just "unknown"?
--
.marius