From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Fix UK spelling in comments and ChangeLog entries? Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:20:23 +0300 Message-ID: References: Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1214770904 31512 80.91.229.12 (29 Jun 2008 20:21:44 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:21:44 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: sds@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Jun 29 22:22:30 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 1KD3PN-0001Kh-J3 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:22:01 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:33408 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KD3OX-00063C-CL for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:21:09 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KD3OR-0005x9-RG for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:21:03 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KD3OP-0005qJ-7g for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:21:02 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=50751 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KD3OP-0005q8-33 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:21:01 -0400 Original-Received: from mtaout5.012.net.il ([84.95.2.13]:60268) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KD3OL-0006Os-8R; Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:20:57 -0400 Original-Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 ([80.230.31.196]) by i_mtaout5.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2004.12) with ESMTPA id <0K3800L60RVI1MU3@i_mtaout5.012.net.il>; Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:35:43 +0300 (IDT) In-reply-to: X-012-Sender: halo1@inter.net.il X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Solaris 9.1 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:100167 Archived-At: > From: Sam Steingold > Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:53:11 -0400 > > >> I don't care much about this issue, but when looking for a ChangeLog > >> entry or a comment, it is easier to search only for a single spelling > >> variant. > > > > Do you really search ChangeLog files for common words like color and > > flavor? > > As a part of a complex regexp, sometimes. A complex regexp can catch both flavor and flavour without any trouble. > Believe it or not, good grammar is absolutely crucial to understanding > even a simple sentence (you need to study a foreign language as an adult > to truly appreciate this observation - however trivial it might seem to > a linguist), and consistent spelling would help a beginner a lot. Then I propose that we freeze development for a month and announce a ``Emacs consistent spelling month''. If we cannot spell right, we shall not be allowed to program, either, because chances are, we will not be able to read our own code. Heck, let's add a FOR-RELEASE item to spell every file in the distro before each release. Sorry, couldn't resist.