Some minor use of English

[David]

I agree, onto correct here.

Best,
David

On 17 March 2018 14:54:15 GMT+00:00, Jack Ostroff <ostroffjh at aya.yale.edu> wrote:
>On 2018.03.17 05:13, Yuri Chornoivan wrote:
>> субота, 17 березня 2018 р. 07:50:53 EET Leslie Satenstein написано:
>> > I would like to distinguish between using on and onto.
>> >
>> > I put a book onto the desk. The book is on the desk.
>> > I put a shirt into the drawer. The shirt is in the drawer.
>> >
>> > Consider
>> >
>> > Installing Packages
>> > Hundreds of developers worldwide have done a lot of work to make it
> 
>> easy to install KDE *on* a variety of different devices and
>platforms.
>> >
>> > vs
>> > Installing Packages
>> > Hundreds of developers worldwide have done a lot of work to make it
> 
>> easy to install KDE *onto* a variety of different devices and  
>> platforms.
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> This is from Fundamentals manual:
>> 
>> https://docs.kde.org/trunk5/en/applications/fundamentals/install.html
>> 
>> Native speaker opinion needed.
>When I write or edit docs, my primary thought is that the intent be  
>clear to a non-native speaker, even before I worry about absolutely  
>correct grammar, word usage, or US vs. UK style.  (I do agree with the 
>
>change suggest here.)   Corrections of this sort are absolutely  
>welcome, but simply getting docs written and kept updated should take  
>priority.
>
>> Thanks in advance for your comments (the original reporter is not in 
>
>> the list
>> of subscribers, so please put the corresponding address into CC).
>> 
>> Best regards,
>> Yuri
>
>Jack

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