Re: CVS commit: src/usr.sbin/rtsold

[Thomas Klausner <wiz%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

On Sat, May 25, 2013 at 01:37:53AM +0700, Robert Elz wrote:
>     Date:        Fri, 24 May 2013 16:47:08 +0000
>     From:        David Holland <dholland-sourcechanges%NetBSD.org@localhost>
>     Message-ID:  <20130524164708.GA108%netbsd.org@localhost>
> 
>   |  : -The default interval for router advertisements, which is on the order 
> of 10
>   |  : +The default interval for router advertisements, which is in the order 
> of 10
>   | 
>   | ...it should be "on"
> 
> Actually, I think it should be "of".
> 
> "in" when it relates to orders would be used for the kind of order where
> a follows b follows c - those are in the order of ...
> 
> "on" when it relates to orders would refer to something that is written,
> and there may be a note, on the order, that X should be added, or ...
> 
> "of" when it relates to orders comes to comparisons, and is the variant
> that is meant here, it means "approximately 10 minutes", or "of the order
> of 10 minutes".

I'm glad that grammar topics get such a verbose discussion :)

Could one of the native speakers please fix it in a way that we won't
have this discussion again?

Thanks,
 Thomas