linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ext3: Fix typos in messages and comments (journalled -> journaled)

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Message-ID: <20080501104739.154a7994@core>
Date:	Thu, 1 May 2008 10:47:39 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Dave Kleikamp <shaggy@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ext3: Fix typos in messages and comments (journalled ->
 journaled)

> > 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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