[Ubuntu-l10n-eng] 'two weeks' -> 'a fortnight'

[Ed Hargin]

Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote:
> On Tuesday 12 September 2006 18:36, Jeff Bailes <thepizzaking at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>> Should we translate any occurrences of 'two weeks' to 'a fortnight'?
> 
> I don't think we should be regulating what words/phrases people use unless 
> they are unusual in en_GB. I see no problem with 'two weeks'.
> 
> 
I agree, backing up something I earlier said in this mailing list, I
think we look to stick with the en_US whenever there is no compelling
reason to change.  There is no point in making changes just for changes
sake, and in this case "two weeks" and "fortnight" I feel are perfectly
acceptable, and equally acceptable, synonyms.

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