Indeed so. In which case it is short for "selling short", or possibly "short selling". Of course a little searching shows that "shorted" could mean some other things, including possibly the meaning originally suggested. Nevertheless it seems to me that "shortened" is the most appropriate word in modern English. R. Richard Kerry BNCS Engineer, SI SOL Telco & Media Vertical Practice T: +44 (0)20 3618 2669 M: +44 (0)7812 325518 Lync: +44 (0) 20 3618 0778 Room G300, Stadium House, Wood Lane, London, W12 7TA richard.kerry@xxxxxxxx > -----Original Message----- > From: Junio C Hamano [mailto:gitster@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2017 4:06 PM > To: Kerry, Richard <richard.kerry@xxxxxxxx> > Cc: git@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Johannes Schindelin > <Johannes.Schindelin@xxxxxx>; peff@xxxxxxxx; liam Beguin > <liambeguin@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 6/9] rebase -i: update functions to use a flags > parameter > > "Kerry, Richard" <richard.kerry@xxxxxxxx> writes: > > > "Shorted" is what happens when you put a piece of wire across the > terminals of a battery ... (bang, smoke, etc). > > It's short for "short-circuited". > > Or it is what you do to something that you sell and that you yet do not own, > expecting that you can later buy it cheaper, allowing you to pocket the > difference ;-). > Atos, Atos Consulting, Worldline and Canopy The Open Cloud Company are trading names used by the Atos group. The following trading entities are registered in England and Wales: Atos IT Services UK Limited (registered number 01245534), Atos Consulting Limited (registered number 04312380), Atos Worldline UK Limited (registered number 08514184) and Canopy The Open Cloud Company Limited (registration number 08011902). The registered office for each is at 4 Triton Square, Regent’s Place, London, NW1 3HG.The VAT No. for each is: GB232327983. This e-mail and the documents attached are confidential and intended solely for the addressee, and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you receive this e-mail in error, you are not authorised to copy, disclose, use or retain it. Please notify the sender immediately and delete this email from your systems. As emails may be intercepted, amended or lost, they are not secure. Atos therefore can accept no liability for any errors or their content. Although Atos endeavours to maintain a virus-free network, we do not warrant that this transmission is virus-free and can accept no liability for any damages resulting from any virus transmitted. The risks are deemed to be accepted by everyone who communicates with Atos by email.
