linux-kernel - Re: Documentation: spelling

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Message-ID: <CAOMwXhNyFKpgczBt_iABqqZViPpodVnkKeX07cuJiqXPvBvYSw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 8 Jan 2014 21:11:16 +0000
From:	Laszlo Papp <lpapp@....org>
To:	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
Cc:	linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Documentation: spelling

On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 6:54 PM, Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org> wrote:
> On 01/08/2014 08:31 AM, Laszlo Papp wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> which spelling is preferred for the documentation when sending patches?
>>
>> I see the UK'ish "initialise" as well as the US'ish "initialization"
>> within the same close to each other.
>
>
> We accept either UK or US spellings.
>
> It would be nice to be consistent within one document, but about all
> that we can count on is for one person to be consistent most of the
> time.
>
> --
> ~Randy

Thanks Randy!

So, does that mean if I fix grammar or typo issues in a file, I should
also fix the UK'ish terms by replacing them with the US'ish when both
types are occurring?
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