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Re: [PATCH 4/7] Bisect: factorise "bisect_write_*" functions.

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JFJ. Bruce Fields <bfields@fieldses.org>
Date
Oct 23, 2007, 22:29 UTC
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On Tue, Oct 23, 2007 at 03:13:12PM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> Sort of offtopic, but is "factorise" a correct verb here?  I
> thought "factorise" is to express a non prime number as the
> product of prime numbers.

"Factor" is a perfectly good verb on its own, no need for the "ise" normally.

--b.
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  1. 4/7 Bisect: factorise "bisect_write_*" functions.Christian Couder, Oct 14, 2007
  2. Junio C HamanoOct 23, 2007
  3. J. Bruce FieldsOct 23, 2007
  4. Andreas EricssonOct 23, 2007
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