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Linux Subsystem for Windows could also be misread the same way. Both are ambiguous.
by TazeTSchnitzel 10y ago
Linux Subsystem for Windows could also be misread the same way. Both are ambiguous.
- kristopolous 10y agoI initially thought this one was less ambiguous but I have to admit, I think Microsoft's phrasing is right. Let's try some substitution: "Russia Factory for England" most likely exists inside of Russia and is for the English. "John's mail for Sally [try: who is out of town]" even with the addition, I presume that John has authored mail for Sally and is not collecting the parcels to give to her. Here's a trickier one: "Sampsons' Dinner for Two". This could be the following: 1. A product named "Sampsons' Dinner for Two" bought from a retail store 2. An item "Dinner for Two" on a menu from a restaurant named "Sampsons" 3. A place named "Sampsons' Dinner for Two" with only two-person tables. 4. A product "Sampsons' Dinner" which comes in multiple sizes, one of them being designed for two people. (which is the ambiguous form - presuming there's also say Annie's Dinner for One/Two and Martha's Dinner for One/Two - each with a brand specific cuisine). Even here though, the ownership of which "Dinner for Two" product is still clear - it's the "Sampsons'" or "Martha's" brand. Regardless of what kind of substitution, we go back to "Windows Subsystem for Linux" for the most part parsing as "Windows [Subsystem for Linux]" like "Windows [Media Player]". I don't assume that it's "[Windows Media] Player" - as in some multi-platform software that is tasked with playing the proprietary windows media formats. It seems weird, but I think it's unarguably the right choice.