Eric Blake wrote: > According to Eric Blake on 5/20/2009 8:20 AM: >>> CNT doesn't read too well :) >>> How about COUNT or NUM? >> COUNT runs into length problems - adding 4 characters per instance builds up >> fast. I'll try with NUM instead. As it is, I already had to rephrase >> things >> since "nth" is a word, but "count'th" and "num'th" are not. > > According to Matthew Woehlke on 5/20/2009 10:22 AM: >> s/N/K/ ? :-) > >> Is "K'th" item too awkward? (Or some other letter that isn't 'N'?) > > I like the idea of Kth. How about this version of the patch?
That's an improvement. I've a slight reservation in that K is a valid suffix, but I think this is fine. cheers, Pádraig. _______________________________________________ Bug-coreutils mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils
