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SubjectRe: [2.6 patch] add an -Os config option
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On Monday 11 August 2003 22:51, 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 :)
>
>sineage, useage, etc. are simply incorrect

Well, in the everyday use, they do seem to be miss-used quite
frequently as it is observed by me. And I am not an english
professor, just a senior (68) citizen with an 8th grade education, a
GED, and a diploma from the University of Hard Knocks. There really
is such a thing you see.

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Cheers, Gene
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Athlon1600XP@1400mhz 512M
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