[OS X TeX] Creating a Sensible PDF Document

Roussanka Loukanova rloukano at stp.lingfil.uu.se
Wed Feb 7 23:09:54 CET 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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