[OS X TeX] Creating a Sensible PDF Document
Roussanka Loukanova
rloukano at stp.lingfil.uu.se
Wed Feb 7 17:09:54 EST 2007
On Wed, 7 Feb 2007, Bruno Voisin wrote:
...
>>>
>>> The English word 'sensible' means reasonable, rational;
>>
>> Not necessary; only in some of its meanings there is a connotation for
>> reasonable and/or rational.
>>
>>> 'sensitive' has to do with sentiment, feelings.
>>
>> Absolutely, not necessary.
>>
>> Both words a ambiguous, and the interpretation depends on the context of
>> usage, as in this case.
>
> I would think the English "sensible" corresponds to the French "sensé", and
> the English "sensitive" to the French "sensible". Encore un faux ami !
>
> Wot do you think? (You have to be born in the mid-60s to catch this one ;-)
I do.
Roussanka
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