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To: Trent Piepho <xyzzy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: sigra@xxxxxxx, freeciv-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Freeciv-Dev] Re: "Diplomats" -> "Diplomat units" (PR#901)
From: Raimar Falke <hawk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 21:41:07 +0200
Reply-to: rf13@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
On Wed, Aug 22, 2001 at 12:29:39PM -0700, Trent Piepho wrote:
> On Wed, 22 Aug 2001 sigra@xxxxxxx wrote:
> > Change "Game: Diplomats cannot act from sea." to "Game: Diplomat units 
> > cannot 
> > act from sea." because it also applies to spies.
> 
> That doesn't really sound any better to me, "diplomat unit" comes off as an
> awkward noun phrase.  How about one of:

I hope this won't create another language war.

> Unit must be on land to perform diplomatic action.

This is my favorite.

        Raimar

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