Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 2 Mar 2003 09:44:55 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 2 Mar 2003 09:44:55 -0500 Received: from imladris.demon.co.uk ([193.237.130.41]:15530 "EHLO imladris.demon.co.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sun, 2 Mar 2003 09:44:55 -0500 From: David Woodhouse To: Steven Cole Cc: Dan Kegel , Matthias Schniedermeyer , Joe Perches , Linux Kernel Mailing List , mike@aiinc.ca In-Reply-To: <1046612993.7527.472.camel@spc1.mesatop.com> References: <3E6101DE.5060301@kegel.com> <1046546305.10138.415.camel@spc1.mesatop.com> <3E6167B1.6040206@kegel.com> <3E617428.3090207@kegel.com> <1046578585.2544.451.camel@spc1.mesatop.com> <1046604117.12947.16.camel@imladris.demon.co.uk> <1046612993.7527.472.camel@spc1.mesatop.com> Organization: Message-Id: <1046616908.12947.27.camel@imladris.demon.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.2 (1.2.2-4.dwmw2) Date: 02 Mar 2003 14:55:08 +0000 Subject: Re: [PATCH] kernel source spellchecker Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 893 Lines: 24 On Sun, 2003-03-02 at 13:49, Steven Cole wrote: > > It might also be worth adding a list of 'suspect' spellings -- which > > require human intervention. > In my first pass through the tree, it looks like there are quite a few > _correct_ uses of errata, but there indeed some of these: > > ./drivers/net/tulip/de2104x.c: /* Avoid a chip errata by prefixing a dummy entry. */ > > I think the errata/erratum issue requires careful editing. Indeed -- that's my point. It's 'suspect' but not necessarily wrong. Likewise 'indexes' which can be permissible too, when used as a verb, but is more likely to just be a thinko for 'indices'. -- dwmw2 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/