On Sun, Nov 12, 2000 at 06:51:14PM +0100, Patrick Strasser wrote: > I read German documentation as praparation for own tries on > documentation. I noticed the geramn transcription of "the Hurd" and > wondered if it is male/female/neutral singular/plural as german > distinguishes articles by those. > I guess it's like "the herd", "the cluster" or "the swarm". > > I know it's not most essential, but if someone is competent to tell me, > I would propagate the Right Notation.
I always say only "Hurd" or "GNU Hurd" in German, without article. An article sounds a bit silly here. Occasionally, I say "das Hurd System". I don't have a real linguistic argument for this decision, but I could probably cook something up with the help of my girl friend, who studies linguistics ;) Thanks, Marcus -- `Rhubarb is no Egyptian god.' Debian http://www.debian.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] Marcus Brinkmann GNU http://www.gnu.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.marcus-brinkmann.de
