Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 2 Oct 2006 23:40:41 +0200 | From | "Miguel Ojeda" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2.6.18 V7] drivers: add lcd display support |
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On 10/2/06, Andrew James Wade <andrew.j.wade@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sunday 01 October 2006 08:53, Miguel Ojeda wrote: > > Sure it is wrong, the point is what is the best to understading. "LCD > > display" seems better to me than just "LC display". > > To me too. Acronyms tend to be treated as opaque tokens in English: > their expansions tend not be be well known and don't really interact > with their usage. "LCD display" is fine, and is clearer than both > "LCD" or "liquid crystal display". (Some users won't know that a > "liquid crystal display" is what they know as an "LCD display"). > > Andrew Wade >
I agree. As I said, in other languages is also common to use "LCD" as a adjective, not as a noun.
Andrew, can you tell me how should I name it? So I will be able to change it (if apply) and send the V8 patch.
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