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Hils
28 Oct 2014

en-GB changed: currently the words 'legal' and 'illegal' are used which are specific to law. Changed to 'permitted' and 'prohibited'.

Added punctuation, rationalised use of capitals.

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avatar infograf768
infograf768 - comment - 28 Oct 2014

Let's keep this for 3.4.0 please

avatar Hils
Hils - comment - 28 Oct 2014

Is that something I should/could do myself JM? It just went where it is automatically :) Please advise what I should do.

avatar infograf768
infograf768 - comment - 28 Oct 2014

Committer will manage, Hils. no p.

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Hils - comment - 28 Oct 2014

thank you! bit by bit I learn ;)

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brianteeman - comment - 28 Oct 2014

Hils do you not think that the current words are easier to understand and
in common use when referring to standards.
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thank you! bit by bit I learn ;)


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Hils - comment - 28 Oct 2014

Brian - I did think about it before doing this and my logic is:
1. No-one goes before a court or is prosecuted for using the wrong file type so they are inaccurate terms.
2. The two words 'prohibited' and 'permitted' are common words used frequently in many everyday situations eg 'You are not permitted to enter xxx.' 'It is prohibited to xxx here.' (Think street signage for example.)

Thank you for checking and as always I can change it if required.

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brianteeman - comment - 28 Oct 2014

Your logic is sound but I am always thinking not just what is the best
English for English speaking natives but for those whom EFL. So if needed
we sometimes have to simplify the words we use at the expense of
perfection. I "think" this is one of those as illegal/legal is regularly
used in documentation.
On 28 Oct 2014 11:47, "Hils" notifications@github.com wrote:

Brian - I did think about it before doing this and my logic is:
1. No-one goes before a court or is prosecuted for using the wrong file
type so they are inaccurate terms.
2. The two words 'prohibited' and 'permitted' are common words used
frequently in many everyday situations eg 'You are not permitted to enter
xxx.' 'It is prohibited to xxx here.' (Think street signage for example.)

Thank you for checking and as always I can change it if required.


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avatar Hils
Hils - comment - 28 Oct 2014

That is the way we should think, you are right Brian. How about if we see what non en-GB speakers think? Again, of course I will change those words back but with personal difficulty :D

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Hils - comment - 28 Oct 2014

ps It would be good if others would check this as it could be used as a standard for other instances in Joomla code lang strings - thank you!

avatar sovainfo
sovainfo - comment - 28 Oct 2014

Suggest to use (not) allowed or (not) approved, being Dutch.

avatar Hils
Hils - comment - 28 Oct 2014

Good thought! We are already using the word 'allowed' elsewhere in that file. What do you think Brian?

avatar Bakual
Bakual - comment - 28 Oct 2014

I agree with @sovainfo. For some reason I always struggle with permitted / prohibited. "Allowed" or "approved" is much easier to understand.

avatar brianteeman
brianteeman - comment - 28 Oct 2014

Allowed is good

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I agree with @sovainfo https://github.com/sovainfo. For some reason I
always struggle with permitted / prohibited. "Allowed" or "approved" is
much easier to understand.


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avatar brianteeman
brianteeman - comment - 28 Oct 2014

Hils I see that you have changed the capitalisation on words in the titles. Can we wait before doing this and complete your style guide first. (Just in case others dont agree with it etc) Then we can do all the changes at once (it will give me something to do in cancun)

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avatar wilsonge
wilsonge - comment - 14 Dec 2014

Is this ready to be merged guys?

avatar brianteeman
brianteeman - comment - 14 Dec 2014

No. We need a PR without the cap changes. I will do that and close this

avatar brianteeman
brianteeman - comment - 14 Dec 2014

Closing at this time. Lets leave it for the big review of language strings when we have the styleguide ready in the new year

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