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Re: [PATCH] Use plural form in i18n.
From: |
Bob Proulx |
Subject: |
Re: [PATCH] Use plural form in i18n. |
Date: |
Wed, 27 Apr 2011 22:22:29 -0600 |
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Petr Písař wrote:
> This allows translator to use different wording based on number of
> bytes.
>
> (I'm not sure if English prescribes "2 bytes allocation", however
> it's usefull for other languages.)
In English saying "a 2 bytes allocation" is really odd and would never
be seen. It would be "a 2 byte allocation". The "%d byte" part is a
modification and description of "allocation".
For a similar case you might say "a 2 line block of text" but you
would never say "a 2 lines block of text". Another would be, it was
"a 12 meter sailboat", not it was "a 12 meters sailboat".
I don't know if other languages would benefit from this or not
however.
Bob