From: Lloyd Zusman <ljz@asfast.com>
Subject: Re: [gnus.gnus-bug] "Sending news..." status messages has arguments reversed
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 09:43:37 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m23d027qli.fsf@asfast.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <vafpu3695kt.fsf@INBOX.auto.gnus.tok.lucy.cs.uni-dortmund.de> (Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE's message of "Fri, 15 Feb 2002 15:34:42 +0100")
Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE (Kai Großjohann) writes:
> ShengHuo ZHU <zsh@cs.rochester.edu> writes:
>
>> Any comment?
>>
>> "sending news with localhost via nntp"
>> "sending news via localhost with nntp"?
>
> Maybe "sending news to localhost via nntp"?
As a native English speaker, I think that the following would be the
most correct:
sending news via localhost by means of nntp
The use of "to" implies in English that the ultimate destination of the
item is localhost, but that's not precisely true. The news server on
localhost is an agent which propogates the news, and therefore "via" is
the proper word. The second preposition could also be "via", but then
we'd have two "vias". The use of "by means of" solves that problem,
since that second "via" has this exact meaning.
HTH
- (signed) Mr. Grammar Geek
> kai
> --
> ~/.signature is: umop 3p!sdn (Frank Nobis)
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Lloyd Zusman
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-02-15 14:43 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-02-15 13:21 ShengHuo ZHU
2002-02-15 14:34 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-02-15 14:43 ` Lloyd Zusman [this message]
2002-02-15 14:52 ` IPmonger
2002-02-15 16:05 ` Lloyd Zusman
2002-02-16 23:03 ` ShengHuo ZHU
2002-02-15 14:47 ` IPmonger
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