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Subject: Re: can we avoid using contractions in GDB messages?
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From: Paul Koning <paul_koning@dell.com>
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On Mar 7, 2011, at 1:55 PM, Michael Snyder wrote:

> Joel Brobecker wrote:
>> Just a suggestion. It's really a detail, and I won't push for us
>> to adopt this suggestion, but:
>>> +	if (minsym == NULL)
>>> +	  error (_("Error reading inferior's overlay table: couldn't "
>>> +		   "find `_ovly_table' array\n"
>>> +		   "in inferior.  Use `overlay manual' mode."));
>> I'm not very fond of contractions in error messages (or any message
>> printed by GDB). I know there is plenty of "prior art" of our use
>> of contractions in the output, but I just think it looks better to
>> spell words completely.  For the future, can we agree on avoiding
>> contractions?
> 
> My $0.02 -- I don't think there's anything wrong with contractions.
> They're a part of standard English.

True.  But they are less familiar to those who are not native speakers.

	paul