Bug 112511 – Handbook Part 1, Chapter 2, minor grammatical error

• Product: [OLD] Docs-user
• Status: RESOLVED FIXED

[Description Paul Varner (RETIRED) 2005-11-14 07:40:17 UTC]

Currently the handbook reads:

Other CDs

You might find a so-called Package CD on one of our mirrors. This CD is no
Installation CD but an additional resource that can be exploited during a
networkless installation.

Personally, I don't like the use of "so-called" in that section, however, the
grammatical error is that the second sentence should read:

"This CD is not an Installation CD" instead of "This CD is no Installation CD"

[Comment 1 Xavier Neys (RETIRED) 2005-11-17 09:07:24 UTC]

(In reply to comment #0)
> Personally, I don't like the use of "so-called" in that section, 

So I've been telling Swift for about 2 years :)

Damn too many hb*medium*xml files to update.
Sigh.
Someone has to do it, I suppose.

[Comment 2 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) 2005-11-17 10:53:16 UTC]

<joke>
What do you so-called "dislike" about me using "so-called" often. That so-called
phrase still is a so-called valid one.
</joke>

[Comment 3 Paul Varner (RETIRED) 2005-11-17 14:50:22 UTC]

I don't like it because it implies that there is another name for the package
CD, personally, I would state "You might find a Package CD ...." However, the
main point of the bug was the grammatical error and not the phrasing.

[Comment 4 Xavier Neys (RETIRED) 2005-11-21 08:38:55 UTC]

Fixed the 14 *medium*xml files