[systemd-devel] [PATCH] Reword sentences that contain psuedo-English "resp."

[Colin Guthrie]

'Twas brillig, and Tom Gundersen at 15/10/12 17:57 did gyre and gimble:
> On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 6:14 PM, Andrew Eikum <aeikum at codeweavers.com> wrote:
>> The trouble is "resp." isn't used in English, ever.
> 
> For what it is worth, "resp." is commonly used in mathematics. I don't
> know about technical writing in general though.

Yeah I've seen it plenty times while going through university, so while
it might not be used in prose, I've never had an issue with this kind of
abbreviation being used in documentation and have always understood it's
meaning.

That said, the German abbreviation doesn't necessarily translate
directly into an English one, so if there is any doubt just don't
abbreviate it.

As a general rule, I would be against replacing it with a simple "or" as
that really can change the meaning. This is technical documentation and
thus syntax more aligned to common prose is not always desirable.

Col


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