Re: [PATCH 0/7] Bisect dunno
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David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
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- Oct 14, 2007, 17:48 UTC
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Marius Storm-Olsen <marius@trolltech.com> writes:
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> Wincent Colaiuta said the following on 14.10.2007 18:35: > >> "undecided" sounds good to me. It should be clear to non-native >> speakers of English (at least, clearer than "dunno"). > > What about just "unknown"?
I tend to nitpick to the degree of silliness when my own suggestions are concerned, but "unknown" sounds to me like the state _before_ the test. If a person says he is "undecided" about something that means that he _has_ thought about it already. "Undecidable" might bring this distinction across more strongly, but it is a more complicated word and it insinuates that it is _impossible_ to come to a decision regardless of the spent effort.
"unknown" clearly is much better than "dunno" though even if my own favorite would be "undecided".
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