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Re: OpenRISC CPU description
- To: dje at transmeta dot com
- Subject: Re: OpenRISC CPU description
- From: Nick Clifton <nickc at redhat dot com>
- Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 17:53:38 -0800
- CC: bje at redhat dot com, johan dot rydberg at netinsight dot se, cgen at sources dot redhat dot com
Hi Guys,
: Ben Elliston writes:
: > In general, you've done a nice job. It's quite easy to follow and well
: > formatted. My only suggestion would be to remove the depreciated
: > `decode-assist' construct.
:
: One of shebs' pet peeves: it's "deprecated", not "depreciated". :-)
Interesting, why is this ?
According to Webster's Dictionary:
deprecate:
1. to feel and express disapproval of; plead against
2. to deprecate; belittle
depreciate:
1. to reduce in value or price
2. to make seem less important; belittle; disparage
Neither actually means "to make redundant" or in the past participle
"to have been made redundant", although that is the usage intended
here, and one which is feel is consistent with the modern usage of
"depreciated".
Cheers
Nick