[Freeciv-Dev] Re: [Patch] (PR#9597) ?attitude:amiable, ?attitude:Friendly

["Jason Short" <jdorje@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Gregory Berkolaiko wrote:
> <URL: http://rt.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=9597 >
> 
> On Sat, 7 Aug 2004, Ciaran Mac Lochlainn wrote:
> 
> 
>>This patch replaces all the love_text words with (hopefully) clearer
>>ones.  It also broadens the range of values covered, so that the
>>neutral words are used more.
> 
> 
> I like your terms very much, apart from "belligerent".  I am not a native
> speaker but I read some books in English and I hadn't seen this word
> before Freeciv.  Also, according to Merriam-Webster,
> "BELLIGERENT implies being actually at war or engaged in hostilities
> <belligerent nations>"
> 
> So I would propose a much clearer "Aggressive" instead.

Belligerent seems correct to me.  "Agressive" isn't strong enough since 
it's not clear whether it's better or worse than hostile.

jason