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Re: [PATCH] commit-template: change a message to be more intuitive

From
Kaartic Sivaraam <kaarticsivaraam91196@gmail.com>
Date
Sep 13, 2017, 12:29 UTC
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<1d400615-be2c-7ed7-9687-d78ab163eaea@gmail.com>
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<20170913102915.GA21499@alpha.vpn.ikke.info>
On Wednesday 13 September 2017 03:59 PM, Kevin Daudt wrote:
> Touching something can also mean to disturb or change something, which
> is the meaning being used here, so it is not an incorrect use of the
> word.

I do get your point but I should have been clearer in my commit message about the fact that it's a word that could be misinterpreted.

>> So, make the sentence more intuitive.
> I can understand however that it might be not so clear for people with
> less fluency in English.

Not just that, it could also make the translations a little unclear. i.e., the when the words that convey clear meaning in a particular context in english speaker get translated "as such" to another language, they might turn out to become unclear or might even convey a totally different meaning. I'm not sure if is currently happening as I am not familiar with any languages for which translations are currently available but I'm pretty sure that the sentence "Do not touch the line above." would not give a clear meaning when it gets translated "as such" to my native language (Tamil). Of course, it's only a problem if the sentences get translated "as such" but I'm not sure if translators (human/non-human) try do meaningful translations or try to preserve a one-to-one relationship with the words in the source language, either.

--- Kaartic

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Message 15 of 15 in “commit-template: change a message to be more intuitive”
  1. commit-template: change a message to be more intuitiveKaartic Sivaraam, Sep 12, 2017
  2. Kevin DaudtSep 13, 2017
  3. Jeff KingSep 13, 2017
  4. Kaartic SivaraamSep 13, 2017
  5. commit-template: change a message to be more intuitiveKaartic Sivaraam, Sep 13, 2017
  6. commit-template: change a message to be more intuitiveKaartic Sivaraam, Sep 13, 2017
  7. Michael J GruberSep 14, 2017
  8. Kaartic SivaraamSep 14, 2017
  9. Jeff KingSep 14, 2017
  10. Junio C HamanoSep 15, 2017
  11. commit-template: change a message to be more intuitiveKaartic Sivaraam, Sep 15, 2017
  12. Michael J GruberSep 15, 2017
  13. Kaartic SivaraamSep 15, 2017
  14. Kaartic SivaraamSep 15, 2017
  15. Kaartic SivaraamSep 13, 2017

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