Re:Hobby kernel and userspace, built mostly from scratch
by delluminatus on Friday November 07, 2014 @09:57AM
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I think it's stylistic. The anime series (To aru majutsu no index) uses the same style of "to aru <noun>" instead of "<noun> to aru". It reminds me of Latin, where you can adjust the position of phrases in the sentence for emphasis or rhythm.
Personally, I think of the "to" as emphasizing the specificity of the phrase, if that makes sense. It's not just that "an OS", it's this specific OS that's being referenced by "aru".
Re:Hobby kernel and userspace, built mostly from scratch
by byuu on Friday November 07, 2014 @07:41PM
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Ah, most interesting. Didn't think you were allowed to ever move "X to <verb>" to "to <verb> X", but great to know that this happens. Thank you for the explanation!
Personally, I think of the "to" as emphasizing the specificity of the phrase, if that makes sense. It's not just that "an OS", it's this specific OS that's being referenced by "aru".