[Ubuntu-l10n-eng] Expanding the scope of the en-GB translation

[Ben Goodger]

Yay, proper replying!

On 23/08/06, Sridhar Dhanapalan <sridhar at dhanapalan.com> wrote:
>
> On Wednesday 23 August 2006 00:37, "Toby Smithe" <toby.smithe at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > On 21/08/06, Sridhar Dhanapalan <sridhar at dhanapalan.com> wrote:
> > > Your sentence could probably be reworded as, "Xubuntu doesn't feature
> a
> > > Deleted Items list at the moment."
> > >
> > > Replace "list" in the sentence above with whatever descriptor sounds
> > > best. Words like "space", "area" or even "bin" come to mind.
> > >
> > > You do raise an interesting point, though. "Deleted Items" does sound
> odd
> > > when
> > > used as a singular noun. I don't see a problem with a word like "list"
> > > being
> > > appended to it if appropriate.
> >
> > Hmm. I don't really like "Deleted Items List" either, nor space, area -
> and
> > bin would ruin would ruin the consistency when I realise that it's
> easier
> > to put "Rubbish Bin".
>
> How about "folder"? That's the standard term in GUIs these days for a
> directory. People often say "trash folder" instead of "trash bin", so we
> aren't going out on a limb with that one.
>
> (note: I'm replying to the list, since that's where these messages should
> go)
>
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