Обсуждение: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: In docs, change a few cases of "not important" to "unimportant".

Heikki Linnakangas <heikki.linnakangas@enterprisedb.com> wrote:
> On 16.08.2012 17:49, Bruce Momjian wrote:
>> Heikki Linnakangas wrote:
>>> On 16.08.2012 17:36, Bruce Momjian wrote:
>>>> In docs, change a few cases of "not important" to
>>>> "unimportant".
>>>
>>> FWIW, I don't think these changes were an improvement. I find
>>> "not important" more readable in those sentences.

+1

>> Really?  All of them?
>
> Yes.. Perhaps "not important" just feels better to me in general
> than "unimportant".

Yeah, it's probably subjective, but for me "unimportant" has
negative, dismissive overtones, while "not important" does not.
Sort of like the way "unpleasant" has a different meaning than "not
pleasant".

-Kevin

On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 10:38:09AM -0500, Kevin Grittner wrote:
> Heikki Linnakangas <heikki.linnakangas@enterprisedb.com> wrote:
> > On 16.08.2012 17:49, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> >> Heikki Linnakangas wrote:
> >>> On 16.08.2012 17:36, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> >>>> In docs, change a few cases of "not important" to
> >>>> "unimportant".
> >>>
> >>> FWIW, I don't think these changes were an improvement. I find
> >>> "not important" more readable in those sentences.
>
> +1
>
> >> Really?  All of them?
> >
> > Yes.. Perhaps "not important" just feels better to me in general
> > than "unimportant".
>
> Yeah, it's probably subjective, but for me "unimportant" has
> negative, dismissive overtones, while "not important" does not.
> Sort of like the way "unpleasant" has a different meaning than "not
> pleasant".

OK, thanks for the feedback.

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On 17/08/12 03:45, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 10:38:09AM -0500, Kevin Grittner wrote:
>> Heikki Linnakangas <heikki.linnakangas@enterprisedb.com> wrote:
>>> On 16.08.2012 17:49, Bruce Momjian wrote:
>>>> Heikki Linnakangas wrote:
>>>>> On 16.08.2012 17:36, Bruce Momjian wrote:
>>>>>> In docs, change a few cases of "not important" to
>>>>>> "unimportant".
>>>>> FWIW, I don't think these changes were an improvement. I find
>>>>> "not important" more readable in those sentences.
>>   
>> +1
>>   
>>>> Really?  All of them?
>>> Yes.. Perhaps "not important" just feels better to me in general
>>> than "unimportant".
>>   
>> Yeah, it's probably subjective, but for me "unimportant" has
>> negative, dismissive overtones, while "not important" does not.
>> Sort of like the way "unpleasant" has a different meaning than "not
>> pleasant".
> OK, thanks for the feedback.
>
I feel the same way.

Even though 'logically' they have the same meaning, I think...