On 11/21/2015 01:40 AM, Ben Oliver wrote:
On 20 November 2015 at 16:22, Mark Weiman <mark.weiman@markzz.com> wrote:
The word file is a fine word to use and is used correctly.
As a verb, file means to make application (to file a complaint; to file for a job; to file a request). Since this follows a definition of the word, I see no reason to have it need to be changed.
The 'as a verb' part is what is causing the issue, because as a noun it is frequently used to refer to something fundamental to Unix systems.
That said, I am surprised this has come up, and it got a laugh out of me! 'File request', in the way it has been misconstrued here, would generally be written 'Request file' or 'Request this file'.
How many people are going to ignore the options above it and go to the effort of sending a message that says 'i want this file', expecting magic file-giving results? Probably not enough to warrant a change.
Weirdly interested to see what comes of this.
I want to put in my 5 cents here that the use of "file" as a verb in "File Request" is not so obvious for a non-native speaker like me. I too once misunderstood the meaning of it and instead sent a email to this list because I could not find the "Orphan Request" button [1]. Not until someone pointed out that "File Request" is the button I am looking for did I noticed that the "File" is actually a verb. I didn't quite comprehend what is the meaning of "Request a file" should be in this context, but my brain is just ignoring the thing that it cannot understand. For me, a button says "Delete/Orphan/Merge Request" is far more clear about what it will do. [1] https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/aur-general/2015-April/030474.html -- Jiachen Yang 楊嘉晨 Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Osaka University Blog: https://farseerfc.me/ Gmail: farseerfc@gmail.com