From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 2 Apr 2003 07:20:05 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 2 Apr 2003 07:20:05 -0500 Received: from [81.2.110.254] ([81.2.110.254]:37361 "EHLO lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 2 Apr 2003 07:20:04 -0500 Subject: Re: [PATCH] PATCH: dpt_i2o memory leak comments From: Alan Cox To: jw schultz Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List In-Reply-To: <20030401231202.GC4078@pegasys.ws> References: <200304012105.h31L5vG11354@hera.kernel.org> <20030401131504.5d25020b.rddunlap@osdl.org> <1049232414.20250.17.camel@laptop-linux.cunninghams> <20030401231202.GC4078@pegasys.ws> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Organization: Message-Id: <1049283171.16276.19.camel@dhcp22.swansea.linux.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.2 (1.2.2-5) Date: 02 Apr 2003 12:32:52 +0100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, 2003-04-02 at 00:12, jw schultz wrote: > No, because loose is also a verb meaning to make loose or > remove restraints. English is such a fun language. To make loose is "loosen", to set free can be "loose", although from "let loose" I suspect. > To lose something implies the loss is unintended, either > real or pretense. Unless the loss is unintentional you > really shouldn't be using the word "lose". If it is > unintentional it should probably be past tense (lost). Umm ? "The annoyed team members set out to lose" You can intentionally lose something. The difference is whether you expect to be able to retrieve it.