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SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/1] tracing: fix spelling mistakes
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On 2021/5/29 10:40, Leizhen (ThunderTown) wrote:
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>
> On 2021/5/29 10:11, Steven Rostedt wrote:
>> On Sat, 29 May 2021 10:01:31 +0800
>> "Leizhen (ThunderTown)" <thunder.leizhen@huawei.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On 2021/5/29 9:13, Steven Rostedt wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 25 May 2021 14:20:47 +0800
>>>> Zhen Lei <thunder.leizhen@huawei.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Fix some spelling mistakes in comments:
>>>>> wont ==> won't
>>>>
>>>> I prefer not to fix that spelling. I sometimes purposely leave off
>>>> single quotes. It's no that big of a deal, and doesn't deserve the
>>>> churn.
>>>
>>> Yes, all people can get it right by their wits. "Wont" doesn't affect
>>> their reading speed. But most people might think it's best to add the
>>> missing single quote.
>>>
>>> The minority obeys the majority?
>>
>> I really don't care.

Thanks.

>> In my opinion, it's unnecessary churn, that just
>> adds noise to the git logs.
>
> git grep -wn wont | wc -l
> 83
>
> OK, I just did a search for "wont", and there are currently 83 places in
> use. Language is not mathematics, there is no absolute right or wrong. If
> a lot of people are using it incorrectly or specifically, then the new one
> is also right.
>
> Wow, should I send v2 to remove "wont ==> won't"?

Actually, I'd prefer to change it to "won't".

>
>>
>> -- Steve
>>
>> .
>>

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