Actual (Was: Upgrading Jaunty alpha 5 to alpha 6)
Cybe R. Wizard
cybe_r_wizard at earthlink.net
Tue Mar 17 11:25:28 UTC 2009
"Mihamina Rakotomandimby (R12y)" <mihamina at lab.vectoris.fr> said:
> David Fox wrote:
> > the actual install
>
> I more and more see a misuse of this "actual" word...
> Could you just please use current/currently instead?
>
cybe at WizardsTower:~$ dict actual
[...]
2. Existing in act or reality; really acted or acting; in
fact; real; -- opposed to {potential}, {possible},
{virtual}, {speculative}, {conceivable}, {theoretical}, or
{nominal}; as, the actual cost of goods; the actual case
under discussion.
[1913 Webster]
I fail to see the problem.
Cybe R. Wizard
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