Date: Fri, 17 May 2002 08:30:29 +0200 From: Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl> To: "Greg 'groggy' Lehey" <grog@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>, Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.ORG>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Correct spelling (was: cvs commit: src/sbin/adjkerntz adjkerntz.8 src/sbin/badsect badsect.8 badsect.c src/sbin/clri clri.8 src/sbin/disklabel disklabel.5 disklabel.8 src/sbin/dump Makefile dump.h main.c) Message-ID: <20020517083029.B2890@freebie.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <20020517110130.P97098@wantadilla.lemis.com>; from grog@FreeBSD.ORG on Fri, May 17, 2002 at 11:01:30AM %2B0930 References: <200205160410.g4G4Akn73697@freefall.freebsd.org> <20020516163820.H1640-100000@gamplex.bde.org> <20020517110130.P97098@wantadilla.lemis.com>
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On Fri, May 17, 2002 at 11:01:30AM +0930, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: > On Thursday, 16 May 2002 at 16:40:25 +1000, Bruce Evans wrote: > > On Wed, 15 May 2002, Tom Rhodes wrote: > > > >> Log: > >> more file system > filesystem > > > > The number of these changes probably shows that the change is from > > one correct spelling to another at best, or backwards at worst. I > > prefer "file system" in most contexts. > > Agreed. There's no evidence that "filesystem" is correct. Most spell > checkers flag it. I've just checked the usage in print media. I I can't help wondering if there is any point in changing things like this. Consider: is there anybody on this planet who would not understand file system but would understand filesystem (or viceversa)? -- | / o / /_ _ wilko@FreeBSD.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte Arnhem, the Netherlands To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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