[Ubuntu-manual] keep tabs What does it mean?

2013-05-28 Thread Hannie Dumoleyn
In the Ubuntu One chapter, on page 80 of the manual, I found this sentence: This is a convenient way to keep tabs on which files you are publishing, and Can anyone explain to me what "keep tabs" means? Hannie ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] keep tabs What does it mean?

2013-05-28 Thread Mario H. Burgos
Hannie, "Keep tabs", and its variants are slang for "keeping track of". -MarioB On May 28, 2013 5:34 AM, "Hannie Dumoleyn" wrote: > In the Ubuntu One chapter, on page 80 of the manual, I found this sentence: > This is a convenient way to keep tabs on which files you are publishing, > and >

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] keep tabs What does it mean?

2013-05-28 Thread Hannie Dumoleyn
Thanks all of you who answered this question of mine. This is what I wrote to tony, who is the editor of this chapter: Hi Tony, Thanks for your answer. I just did not know this expression, it looked a bit awkward to me. And of course I should have consulted my dictionary first :( There is no nee

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] keep tabs What does it mean?

2013-05-28 Thread Kevin Godby
Hello, Hannie. On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 8:42 AM, Hannie Dumoleyn wrote: > There is no need to adjust English language expressions so that non-native > speakers understand. It is my duty as a translator to find out what a less > common expression means. I already felt stupid that I sent this questi

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] keep tabs What does it mean?

2013-05-28 Thread Craig Hrabal
On 05/28/2013 04:28 PM, Kevin Godby wrote: Hello, Hannie. On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 8:42 AM, Hannie Dumoleyn wrote: There is no need to adjust English language expressions so that non-native speakers understand. It is my duty as a translator to find out what a less common expression means. I alr

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] keep tabs What does it mean?

2013-05-28 Thread Tony Pursell
On 28 May 2013 23:12, Craig Hrabal wrote: > On 05/28/2013 04:28 PM, Kevin Godby wrote: > >> Hello, Hannie. >> >> On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 8:42 AM, Hannie Dumoleyn >> wrote: >> >>> There is no need to adjust English language expressions so that >>> non-native >>> speakers understand. It is my duty

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] keep tabs What does it mean?

2013-05-28 Thread Patrick Dickey
It's easy to miss. The author probably thought it sounded right (which being an idiom aside, it did). The editor probably didn't think anything of it, because they understood what was meant. And the proof-readers probably thought the same thing. In other words, while it should have been avoided, i

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] keep tabs What does it mean?

2013-05-28 Thread Craig Hrabal
On 05/28/2013 07:41 PM, Patrick Dickey wrote: It's easy to miss. The author probably thought it sounded right (which being an idiom aside, it did). The editor probably didn't think anything of it, because they understood what was meant. And the proof-readers probably thought the same thing. In o