On Saturday 07 May 2005 02:40 pm, David Brownell wrote: > On Friday 06 May 2005 7:26 pm, Steven Cole wrote: > > On Friday 06 May 2005 09:21 am, David Brownell wrote: > > > On Wednesday 04 May 2005 12:44 am, Greg KH wrote: > > > > [PATCH] USB: Spelling fixes for drivers/usb. > > > > > > > > Here are some spelling corrections for drivers/usb. > > > > > > > > cancelation -> cancellation > > > > > > For the record, "cancelation" (one "l" not two "ll") is > > > correct, though recently I've found some dictionaries > > > listing "cancellation" (two "ll") as an option. > > > > > > - Dave > > > > If anyone feels strongly about a particular word pair, I can delete > > that pair from my correction list. > > It'd be nice to do that ... "fixes" should really not change > things that started out correct! At work a few years ago we > actually did some research on this issue and, as a result of > finding that the "ll" usage was not very widely accepted (in > several dictionaries and quite a few CS research papers), we > switched everything to use the single "l" usage. Which is > why USB has so far been consistent about that form. > > - Dave >
OK. I'll fix my "spell-fix.txt" file to not fix "cancelation". Even though Google helpfully asks "Did you mean cancellation." I'm a firm believer of descriptive grammar vs prescriptive grammar anyway. Languages are living things which change over time. The point of spell-fixing the comments is to make them more readable. Thanks for the input. Steven ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: NEC IT Guy Games. Get your fingers limbered up and give it your best shot. 4 great events, 4 opportunities to win big! Highest score wins.NEC IT Guy Games. Play to win an NEC 61 plasma display. Visit http://www.necitguy.com/?r=20 _______________________________________________ linux-usb-devel@lists.sourceforge.net To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel
