From: "Juanma Barranquero" <lekktu@gmail.com>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: Lawrence Mitchell <wence@gmx.li>,
bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org, 1476@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com,
emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org
Subject: bug#1476: 23.0.60; spelling of (un)writeable should be (un)writable
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 16:06:18 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <f7ccd24b0812030706v678e1cccqbf7e172b14031e61@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <007a01c95558$417a31e0$0200a8c0@us.oracle.com>
On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 16:03, Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> wrote:
> But Emacs has standardized on American spelling. American usage generally drops
> a final "e" when adding suffix "able".
If that is your argument (and I'm OK with it, BTW), you should have
said so, and not pass one of the alternatives as less correct, or
uncommon, or obsolete.
Juanma
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-12-03 15:06 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
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2008-12-02 23:02 ` bug#1476: 23.0.60; spelling of (un)writeable should be (un)writable Drew Adams
2008-12-02 23:48 ` Stephen Berman
2008-12-03 3:35 ` bug#1476: marked as done (23.0.60; spelling of (un)writeable should be (un)writable) Emacs bug Tracking System
2008-12-03 11:03 ` bug#1476: 23.0.60; spelling of (un)writeable should be (un)writable Lawrence Mitchell
2008-12-03 13:43 ` Drew Adams
2008-12-03 14:00 ` Lawrence Mitchell
2008-12-03 15:00 ` bug#1476: 23.0.60; spelling of (un)writeable should be(un)writable Drew Adams
2008-12-03 14:08 ` bug#1476: 23.0.60; spelling of (un)writeable should be (un)writable Juanma Barranquero
2008-12-03 15:03 ` Drew Adams
2008-12-03 15:06 ` Juanma Barranquero [this message]
2008-12-03 15:25 ` Drew Adams
2008-12-03 14:13 ` Jason Rumney
2008-12-03 15:09 ` Drew Adams
2008-12-03 21:46 ` Stefan Monnier
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