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[Bug 406626] Re: Deleted Items Folder inconsistently named in en_GB localisation

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From: Vish <vishubuntu@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 02 Oct 2010 21:44:08 -0000
Reply-to: Bug 406626 <406626@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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I would suggest *against* adding "the" for this. Menu items are not
about forming grammatically correct complete sentences.

HIG specifies not to overuse these http://library.gnome.org/devel/gdp-
style-guide/stable/grammar.html.en

Also, no other menu items use "the"/"a" unnecessarily. 
Eg: nautilus File menu > is Create Folder , Create Document. and everywhere else in all applications it is the same pattern. 

Adding "the" here would mean bringing in a new inconsistency.

But, if the British think they invented English, then... Oh! wait! :-)

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Deleted Items Folder inconsistently named in en_GB localisation
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