concurrent = competitor | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		joelhaasnoot on Sept 13, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Minus, a new competitor to Dropbox concurrent = competitor

DrJokepu on Sept 13, 2011 [–]

Useless trivia: the French word for a competitor is "concourant", hence the mistranslation.

lloeki on Sept 13, 2011 | | [–]

Useless trivia, round 2: concourant(fr) is concurrent(en) as in concurrency(en), concurrent(fr) from concourir(fr) is indeed competitor(en)

valinor4 on Sept 13, 2011 | | [–]

no, it is not. the french word for a competitor is "concurrent".

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact