[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Bug#57974: bad english in startup screen :)

[Lalo Martins <lalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Feb 09, 2000 at 01:22:18AM +0000, Chris Waters wrote:
> 
> The startup screen for the freeciv client (at least on the gtk+
> version), says: "-Cause civilization should be free".  "Cause" is a
> verb, not a preposition.  "BEcause" is a preposition.  If they really
> want to use a contraction of "because", they should put in an apostrophe
> to distinguish it from the verb, i.e. "'Cause".
> 
> I know, I know, it's a minor point, but it just grates every time I see
> it.  It looks *very* unprofessional.  Just the addition of an apostrophe
> would *at least* make it look deliberate instead of like a dumb mistake.

As I'm Brazilian, I'm guessing, but I think it's slang.

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