something about krank

[m.weidemann]

Hi,

maybe you should find a better name for your krank/ kranking feature. In german "krank" means ill, sick, bad. So i allways "krank" a program with mixed feelings :)

regards
markus

[hqm]

The connotations are not so positive in English either:

1. grouch, grump, crank, churl, crosspatch -- (a bad-tempered person)
2. crackpot, crank, nut, nut case, nutcase, fruitcake, screwball -- (a whimsically eccentric person)
3. methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk, chicken feed, crank, glass, ice, shabu, trash -- (amphetamine used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant)
4. crank, starter -- (a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle)