Re: [PATCH] commit-template: change a message to be more intuitive

[Kaartic Sivaraam <kaarticsivaraam91196@gmail.com>]

On Wednesday 13 September 2017 03:59 PM, Kevin Daudt wrote:
> Touching something can also mean to disturb or change something, which
> is the meaning being used here, so it is not an incorrect use of the
> word.

I do get your point but I should have been clearer in my commit message 
about the
fact that it's a word that could be misinterpreted.

>> So, make the sentence more intuitive.
> I can understand however that it might be not so clear for people with
> less fluency in English.

Not just that, it could also make the translations a little unclear. 
i.e., the when the words that convey
clear meaning in a particular context in english speaker get translated 
"as such" to another language,
they might turn out to become unclear or might even convey a totally 
different meaning. I'm not sure
if is currently happening as I am not familiar with any languages for 
which translations are currently
available but I'm pretty sure that the sentence "Do not touch the line 
above." would not give a clear
meaning when it gets translated "as such" to my native language (Tamil). 
Of course, it's only a problem
if the sentences get translated "as such" but I'm not sure if 
translators (human/non-human) try do
meaningful translations or try to preserve a one-to-one relationship 
with the words in the source
language, either.

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Kaartic