On Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:50:07 +0000, Russell L. Harris wrote: (careful when quoting...)
> * Camaleón <noela...@gmail.com> [120403 13:51]: >> On Tue, 03 Apr 2012 05:29:56 -0500, Indulekha wrote: >> >> > In linux.debian.user, you wrote: >> >> >> On Mon, 2 Apr 2012, Paul E Condon wrote: >> >> >> >>>> As far as I know, Squeeze is posterior to Lenny, and the >> >>>> recommended > > Commonly-used English terms which are apropos to this matter are > "precede", "predecessor", "succeed", "successor", "antecedent", and > "descendant". Thus, one could say: (...) That's why the documenting guys are perfect for this work as they're usually skilled at language. I bet they're the most indicated for finding the proper wording. But the above does not imply that using "posterior" in the above stanza is wrong. It can be improved (we are not writers not editors) but not incorrect. Those "old Latin" lovers (me included :-P) would even use the term "ulterior" for the said meaning. Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/jlf5n0$8qv$1...@dough.gmane.org
