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Old 08-30-2013, 05:15 AM   #1
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Small typos in removepkg's manual page


Suggested update on occasion:

s/it's original file index/its original file index/
s/it's installation script/ its installation script/
 
Old 08-30-2013, 05:25 AM   #2
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Aaaaargh!!! The Curse of the Superfluous Apostrophe! We're all DOOOOMED!!!!
 
Old 08-30-2013, 05:29 AM   #3
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there, their, they're.

Just a quick calming phrase to help you relax...... tee hee hee!

samac
 
Old 08-30-2013, 05:33 AM   #4
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there, their, they're.

Just a quick calming phrase to help you relax...... tee hee hee!

samac
Thanks. I needed that.
 
Old 08-30-2013, 08:57 AM   #5
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Quote:
Suggested update on occasion:

s/it's original file index/its original file index/
s/it's installation script/ its installation script/
I would prefer
Code:
s/it's original file index/the original file index/
s/it's installation script/the installation script/
Quote:
Aaaaargh!!! The Curse of the Superfluous Apostrophe! We're all DOOOOMED!!!!
Hear, hear!
Although in brianL's case should that be Hair, hare?
 
Old 08-30-2013, 09:18 AM   #6
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Hear, hear!
Although in brianL's case should that be Hair, hare?
Or, as we say in Oldham: Urrr.
 
Old 08-30-2013, 09:36 AM   #7
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Er,
I retract the slur.
I am a cur!
That I put a burr,
In the fur,
Of the codger,
From Oldham.
 
Old 08-30-2013, 09:48 AM   #8
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Nice poem.
 
Old 09-08-2013, 01:22 AM   #9
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Its still there.

: (
 
Old 09-08-2013, 04:54 AM   #10
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Its still there.

: (
Thats terrible.
 
Old 09-08-2013, 08:46 AM   #11
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Now the two superfluities have a suitable home in the last two posts, grammatical correctness can be achieved!

Quote:
Its still there.
to become It's still there.

Quote:
Thats terrible
to become That's terrible.
 
Old 09-08-2013, 11:10 AM   #12
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Yeah, thats fixed it's grammar error. Thank's.
 
Old 09-08-2013, 01:16 PM   #13
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samac shakes his head Are you being contumacious?

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Old 09-08-2013, 01:24 PM   #14
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samac shakes his head Are you being contumacious?

samac
I would be if I knew what it meant.
Code:
bash-4.2$ man contumacious
No manual entry for contumacious
bash-4.2$
 
  


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