Untranslatable strings.

[John Darrington]

From src/data/variable.c :

/* Returns an adjective describing the given variable TYPE,
   suitable for use in phrases like "numeric variable". */
const char *
var_type_adj (enum var_type type) 
{
  return type == NUMERIC ? _("numeric") : _("string");
}

/* Returns a noun describing a value of the given variable TYPE,
   suitable for use in phrases like "a number". */
const char *
var_type_noun (enum var_type type) 
{
  return type == NUMERIC ? _("number") : _("string");
}


These aren't a good idea from an internationalisation point of view.
In many languages adjectives need to be declined dependeding on the
context of the sentence.  I understand languages like Russian have
similar problems with nouns.  Even in English, these will have
problems if the word should appear as the first word of a sentence.

J'



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