Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 1 May 2008 10:47:39 +0100 | From | Alan Cox <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] ext3: Fix typos in messages and comments (journalled -> journaled) |
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> > I think I'm going to follow this up with the professional bodies and see > > if there is an opinion because either the computing world needs to agree > > on a proper English name, or they need to agree on a new one and talk to > > the dictionary people about it. > > If there's some kind of consensus, I don't have strong feelings either > way.
BCS: "BCS use the OED as the final arbiter, without the zeds though...so journalise is what we'd use if we absolutely had to."
I don't know if anyone has the right ACM contacts to find out what the other big professional body thinks ?
Alan
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