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Subject[OT] Re: [2.6 patch] add an -Os config option
FromSteven Cole <>
Date11 Aug 2003 22:14:28 -0600
On Mon, 2003-08-11 at 20:51, Thomas Molina wrote:
> On Mon, 11 Aug 2003, Gene Heskett wrote:
> 
> > On Monday 11 August 2003 17:19, Michael Buesch wrote:
> > >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> > >Hash: SHA1
> > >
> > >On Monday 11 August 2003 23:11, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > >> +	  The resulting kernel might be significantly slower.
> > >
> > >With my poor english knowledge I would say it should be
> > > "significant". Correct?
> > >
> > No, the quoted "significantly" version is the correct english useage 
> > in this apparently present tense.
> > 
> > 
> Now you have hit one of my hot buttons :)
> 
> Your use of useage is an incorrect use.  Simply use use in the above 
> sentence :)

Pedantry leakage causes no shrinkage of English use wreckage.

Steven

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