> -----Original Message----- > From: fred smith [mailto:fredex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Ow Mun Heng Wrote : > > > > Huh... we're talking bout FC2?? I didn't see that statement. > > It's actually depreciated in kernel 2.6, to be exact. > > Since FC2 runs 2.6, that means it's depreciated. > > <PET PEEVE> > "D E P R E C A T E D", not "D E P R E C I A T E D". > > Two different words. > </PET PEEVE> Not really.. According to Random House Websters They are considered synonymous. But anyway. de-pre-ci-ate (di pree'shee ayt ) v. <-at-ed, -at-ing> v.t. 1. to reduce the purchasing value of (money). 2. to lessen the value or price of. 3. to claim depreciation on (a property) for tax purposes. 4. to represent as of little value or merit; belittle. v.i. 5. to decline in value. [1640-50; < LL depretiatus undervalued, ptp. of depretiare (in ML sp. depreciare) = L de- DE - + -pretiare, der. of pretium PRICE + -atus - ATE 1] Derived words --de-pre'ci-at ing-ly, adv. --de-pre'ci-a tor, n. Usage. See DEPRECATE. dep-re-cate (dep'ri kayt ) v.t. <-cat-ed, -cat-ing> 1. to express earnest disapproval of. 2. to urge reasons against; protest against (a scheme, purpose, etc.). 3. to depreciate; belittle. 4. Archaic. to pray for deliverance from. [1615-25; < L deprecatus, ptp. of deprecari to beg relief from, deprecate = de- DE - + precari to PRAY] Derived words --dep're-cat ing-ly, adv. --dep re-ca'tion, n. --dep're-ca tor, n. Usage. The most current sense of DEPRECATE is " to express disapproval of. " In a sense development still occasionally criticized, DEPRECATE has come to be synonymous with the similar but etymologically unrelated word DEPRECIATE in the sense " belittle ": The author deprecated the importance of his work. In self- compounds, DEPRECATE has almost totally replaced DEPRECIATE in modern usage: She charmed the audience with a self-deprecating account of her career.
