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<appendix id="language">
<title>Glossary of Terms in This Guide</title>
<para>
This glossary contains a list of terms in the
<citetitle>GNOME Documentation Style Guide</citetitle>, for which
contributors to the GNOME Documentation Project have requested clarification.
If you find terms that are unfamiliar to you in this guide, ask Pat Costello
<email>docs@gnome.org</email> to include a definition in the following list.
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term id="gerund">gerund</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The "-ing" form of a verb. You can use the gerund as part of a verb
form, or as a noun.
</para>
<para>
Example: The system is running at full power.
</para>
<para>
The gerund <emphasis>running</emphasis> is part of the present
continuous verb <emphasis>is running</emphasis>. An ambiguity arises when you
use a gerund as a noun.
</para>
<para>
Example: The running system requires power.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term id="saxon">Saxon genitive</term>
<listitem>
<para>
A language construction that denotes possession, derived from Old
Saxon. The construction is present in all languages that have a distinct
Germanic influence, including English. The genitive form is not present in
Latin-derived languages, or non-European languages, and can therefore cause
difficulty for readers and translators. The genitive form is created by adding
apostrophe s to the end of a proper noun. In the original form, the genitive
was created by adding an -es suffix to a noun. The apostrophe in the English
form of the genitive denotes the missing letter e.
</para>
<para>
Example: The man's car = the car belonging to the man.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</appendix>
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