On 13/12/17 10:10, Stefan Bodewig wrote: > On 2017-12-13, Mark Thomas wrote: > >> On 13/12/17 09:37, Konstantin Kolinko wrote: >>> 2017-11-30 17:21 GMT+03:00 Stefan Bodewig <bode...@apache.org>: >>>> Hi all > >>>> current draft is >>>> https://wiki.apache.org/gump/Drafts/BoardReports/20171220 - I'll have to >>>> submit it in about two weeks. > >>>> Back when vmgump failed in September I talked about asking projects >>>> whether they still see value in Gump but never got my act together. This >>>> time I've put it into the report to increase the chance of actually >>>> doing it. > >>> Looks OK. >>> I think it would be better to mention the date when hickup happened, > >>> s/After a hickup the service seems to be good again./After a hickup in >>> September 2017 the service seems to be good again./ > >> Nitpick. s/hickup/hiccup/ > > Thanks to both of you. I've changed the sentence and will submit the > report today. > >> There is probably a good(ish) reason for this unexpected spelling but I >> have no ideas what it is.
Sorry, I just realised the above was not clear. I meant that there was probably a good(ish) reason for the unexpectedness of the correct English spelling. I was bemoaning the lack of logic in my native language. > In German there is the verb "hicksen" which means "to hiccup" so I'm > especially vulnerable here (the noun is totally different, though, > "Schluckauf"). Interesting. I'll try and remember that although I'm not sure if I can remember enough other German to be able to use it ;) Mark --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@gump.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@gump.apache.org
