From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Nick Roberts Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/src/fns.c,v Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:29:43 +1200 Message-ID: <18532.17031.69394.734751@kahikatea.snap.net.nz> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1214530214 8269 80.91.229.12 (27 Jun 2008 01:30:14 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:30:14 +0000 (UTC) Cc: lekktu@gmail.com, emacs-devel@gnu.org, Kenichi Handa To: rms@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Jun 27 03:30:59 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1KC2nh-0005Vp-PK for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 27 Jun 2008 03:30:58 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:51347 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KC2mr-0002nL-Pv for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:30:05 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KC2mn-0002n4-CH for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:30:01 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KC2mk-0002mY-RU for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:29:59 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=47299 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KC2mk-0002mV-Lf for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:29:58 -0400 Original-Received: from viper.snap.net.nz ([202.37.101.25]:42728) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KC2me-0002Td-UH; Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:29:53 -0400 Original-Received: from kahikatea.snap.net.nz (103.60.255.123.dynamic.snap.net.nz [123.255.60.103]) by viper.snap.net.nz (Postfix) with ESMTP id D07CD3DA618; Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:29:50 +1200 (NZST) Original-Received: by kahikatea.snap.net.nz (Postfix, from userid 1000) id BC80A8FC6D; Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:29:43 +1200 (NZST) In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: VM 7.19 under Emacs 22.2.50.3 X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.4-2.6 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:99990 Archived-At: > > Moreover, "signaled/signaling" seems to be the U.S. spelling, which I > > think is preferred in Emacs sources... > > Ah, I didn't know. I did the above change because my ispell > told me so, but ok, I've just cancelled that change. > > If your Ispell dictionary doesn't have `signaled', how about > reporting that bug in the dictionary? Stepping outside the confines of Emacs, it's hardly a bug. It's unfortunate that American English, not content with introducing it's own spelling of English words, should also rule that the existing spelling is wrong. Any reader of English texts, of course, will have to recognize (sic.) both. -- Nick http://www.inet.net.nz/~nickrob