Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1759152AbXELOKP (ORCPT ); Sat, 12 May 2007 10:10:15 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1755956AbXELOKB (ORCPT ); Sat, 12 May 2007 10:10:01 -0400 Received: from loopy.telegraphics.com.au ([202.45.126.152]:33572 "EHLO loopy.telegraphics.com.au" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754285AbXELOKA (ORCPT ); Sat, 12 May 2007 10:10:00 -0400 Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 00:09:59 +1000 (EST) From: Finn Thain To: =?UTF-8?Q?Kolbj=C3=B8rn_Barmen?= cc: Simon Arlott , Linux Kernel Mailing List , linux-m68k@vger.kernel.org, trivial@kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] spelling fixes: arch/m68knommu/ In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: <4644C716.1020000@simon.arlott.org.uk> <464575BF.1060105@simon.arlott.org.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="768252030-1873923297-1178978530=:16778" Content-ID: Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1288 Lines: 42 This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --768252030-1873923297-1178978530=:16778 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=X-UNKNOWN Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Content-ID: On Sat, 12 May 2007, Kolbj=C3=B8rn Barmen wrote: > On Sat, 12 May 2007, Finn Thain wrote: >=20 > > To answer your question, I find it easier to parse the original idiom,= =20 > > "'til now". Your corruption, "until now", loses information available t= o=20 > > anyone who can recognise the idiom. Granted, this is not the worst exam= ple=20 > > of that effect... >=20 > It is either "till now" or "until now".=20 > "'til" is just broken english. Seems you are right that "till" is also an accepted abbreviation (I found= =20 both in the Oxford American Dictionary). I suppose that there's no typo to= =20 fix here. -f >=20 > -- kolla >=20 --768252030-1873923297-1178978530=:16778-- - 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/